Singapore legislation

Regulation 29

of Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules

Regulation 29

Evidence of certain matters relating to international registration

Subregulation 1

In all legal proceedings relating to a protected international trade mark (Singapore), the registration of a person as the holder of a protected international trade mark (Singapore) shall be prima facie evidence of the validity of the original international registration and of any subsequent assignment or other transmission of it.

Subregulation 2

Judicial notice shall be taken of the following:

(a)

the Madrid Protocol and the Common Regulations;

(b)

a copy of an entry in the International Register issued by the International Bureau;

(c)

a copy of the periodical gazette published by the International Bureau.

Subregulation 3

Any document mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) or (c) shall be admissible as evidence of any instrument or other act of the International Bureau thereby communicated.

Subregulation 4

Evidence of any instrument issued by the International Bureau or any entry in or extract from such a document may be given in any such proceedings by production of a copy; and such document purporting to be such a copy shall be received in evidence.

Subregulation 5

In this rule, “legal proceedings” include proceedings before the Registrar.