Singapore legislation

Regulation 59

of Geographical Indications Rules 2019

Regulation 59

Certificate of validity of contested registration

Amended byS 687/2021 wef 01/10/2021

Subregulation 1

This rule applies where the Registrar or the Court has given a certificate under section 76(1) of the Act that a geographical indication is found to be validly registered in any proceedings before the Registrar or the Court, as the case may be.

Subregulation 2

If the certificate is given by the Court, the registrant of the geographical indication may file a written request with the Registrar to add to the entry of the geographical indication in the register a note that the certificate has been given in the course of the proceedings, and a copy of the certificate must be filed together with the written request.

Subregulation 3

The Registrar must, on receipt of the request mentioned in paragraph (2) and the copy of the certificate, add the note to the entry of the geographical indication in the register.

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 687/2021 wef 01/10/2021

If the certificate is given by the Registrar, the Registrar must add to the entry of the geographical indication in the register a note that such certificate has been given in the course of the proceedings.