12. Revocation
Feedback & supportThe protection conferred under rule 11 on a protected international design (Singapore) may be revoked on the application of an interested person.
Subject to paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), section 27 of the Act shall apply, with the necessary modifications, in relation to the revocation of the protection conferred on a protected international design (Singapore) as it applies in relation to the revocation of the registration of a registered design.
For the purposes of applying section 27 of the Act —
the references in section 27(1) and (2) of the Act to the time after a design has been registered shall be treated as references to the time after a design has become protected as a protected international design (Singapore);
the references in section 27(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the Act to the revocation of the registration of a design shall be treated as references to the revocation of the protection conferred on a protected international design (Singapore);
the references in section 27(1) and (6)(a) of the Act to the date of registration of a design shall be treated as references to the date a design became protected as a protected international design (Singapore);
the reference in section 27(2)(a) of the Act to the time a design was registered shall be treated as a reference to the time a design became protected as a protected international design (Singapore); and
the references in section 27(2)(b) and (6)(b) of the Act to the right in a registered design having expired in accordance with section 22(1) of the Act shall be treated as a reference to the protection conferred on a protected international design (Singapore) having expired by reason that the copyright in the artistic work referred to in section 27(2)(a) of the Act has expired.
Part VI of the Registered Design Rules (R 1) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to an application for revocation of the protection conferred on a protected international design (Singapore) as it applies in relation to the revocation of a registered design.
Where the protection conferred on a protected international design (Singapore) is revoked to any extent —
the Registrar shall notify the International Bureau; and
the rights of the holder of the international registration relating to the protected international design (Singapore) shall be deemed to have ceased to exist as from —
the date of the application for revocation; or
if the Registrar or the Court is satisfied that the grounds for revocation existed at an earlier date, that date.
Subregulation 1
The protection conferred under rule 11 on a protected international design (Singapore) may be revoked on the application of an interested person.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), section 27 of the Act shall apply, with the necessary modifications, in relation to the revocation of the protection conferred on a protected international design (Singapore) as it applies in relation to the revocation of the registration of a registered design.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of applying section 27 of the Act —
the references in section 27(1) and (2) of the Act to the time after a design has been registered shall be treated as references to the time after a design has become protected as a protected international design (Singapore);
the references in section 27(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the Act to the revocation of the registration of a design shall be treated as references to the revocation of the protection conferred on a protected international design (Singapore);
the references in section 27(1) and (6)(a) of the Act to the date of registration of a design shall be treated as references to the date a design became protected as a protected international design (Singapore);
the reference in section 27(2)(a) of the Act to the time a design was registered shall be treated as a reference to the time a design became protected as a protected international design (Singapore); and
the references in section 27(2)(b) and (6)(b) of the Act to the right in a registered design having expired in accordance with section 22(1) of the Act shall be treated as a reference to the protection conferred on a protected international design (Singapore) having expired by reason that the copyright in the artistic work referred to in section 27(2)(a) of the Act has expired.
Subregulation 4
Part VI of the Registered Design Rules (R 1) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to an application for revocation of the protection conferred on a protected international design (Singapore) as it applies in relation to the revocation of a registered design.
Subregulation 5
Where the protection conferred on a protected international design (Singapore) is revoked to any extent —
the Registrar shall notify the International Bureau; and
the rights of the holder of the international registration relating to the protected international design (Singapore) shall be deemed to have ceased to exist as from —
the date of the application for revocation; or
if the Registrar or the Court is satisfied that the grounds for revocation existed at an earlier date, that date.