Singapore legislation
Regulation 15
Regulation 15
Further procedures
Subregulation 1
Upon the filing of a notice of opposition under rule 13 and a counter-statement under rule 14, rules 31A to 40 of the Trade Marks Rules shall, with the necessary modifications, apply to further proceedings thereon.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of applying rules 31A to 40 of the Trade Marks Rules —
a reference in those rules to the applicant shall be treated as a reference to the holder; and
a reference in those rules to the application shall be treated as a reference to the international registration designating Singapore.
Subregulation 3
Despite paragraphs (1) and (2) —
rules 31A to 34 of the Trade Marks Rules do not apply to any evidence to be adduced in any further proceedings mentioned in paragraph (1) where a counter‑statement is filed before 31 January 2017 under rule 14; and
rules 32, 33 and 34 of the Trade Marks Rules as in force immediately before that date continue to apply, with the necessary modifications, to any such evidence.
Subregulation 4
Despite paragraphs (1) and (2), rule 38 of the Trade Marks Rules as in force immediately before 31 January 2017 continues to apply to or in relation to any opposition hearing under rule 37 of the Trade Marks Rules, arising from any further proceedings mentioned in paragraph (1), that ended before that date.