Singapore legislation

Regulation 19

of Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules

Regulation 19

Effect of acquiescence

Subregulation 1

Section 24 of the Act applies where the proprietor of an earlier trade mark has acquiesced for a continuous period of 5 years in the use of a protected international trade mark (Singapore).

Subregulation 2

For the purpose of applying section 24 of the Act —

(a)

the reference in that section to a registered trade mark shall be treated as a reference to a protected international trade mark (Singapore); and

(b)

references in that section to registration shall be treated as references to protection of a protected international trade mark (Singapore).