Singapore legislation
Regulation 16
of Registered Designs (International Registration) Rules 2005
Regulation 16
International application
Subregulation 1
Subject to the provisions of these Rules, an international application may be made through the Registry.
Subregulation 2
The international application may be made only by any of the following persons:
a person who is a national of a State that is a Contracting Party;
a person who is a national of a State member of an inter-governmental organisation that is a Contracting Party;
a person who is domiciled in or has a habitual residence in the territory of a Contracting Party; or
a person who has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the territory of a Contracting Party.
Subregulation 3
The Registrar shall not be required to transmit the international application to the International Bureau unless the international application is —
made in such form as may be required under the Common Regulations;
accompanied by payment of such fee as may be required under the Common Regulations for the filing of the international application; and
accompanied by payment to the Office of a transmittal fee of $150.
Subregulation 4
The payment referred to in paragraph (3)(b) shall comply with —
such general requirements as may be specified in the practice directions issued by the Registrar; and
such other requirements as the Registrar may, in any particular case, specify in a written notice to the applicant.
Subregulation 5
In this rule —
Definition
“Contracting Party” means any State or inter-governmental organisation which is a party to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement;
Definition
“territory of a Contracting Party” means —
where the Contracting Party is a State, the territory of that State; or
where the Contracting Party is an inter-governmental organisation, the territory in which the constituent treaty of that inter-governmental organisation applies.