Singapore legislation

Regulation 86

of Geographical Indications Rules 2019

Regulation 86

Application for registration of geographical indication entitled to continued processing in certain circumstances

Amended byS 398/2022 wef 26/05/2022S 398/2022 wef 26/05/2022

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 398/2022 wef 26/05/2022

Where an application for registration of a geographical indication is treated as abandoned under section 43(5) of the Act by reason of the applicant’s failure to respond within the period mentioned in section 43(3) of the Act, the applicant may make a request to the Registrar in Form CM13 for the Registrar to continue processing the application.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 398/2022 wef 26/05/2022

The Registrar must reject the request unless —

(a)

the request is made within 2 months starting on the date the application is treated as abandoned under section 43(5) of the Act; and

(b)

at the time of the request, the applicant does one or more of the acts listed under rule 24(1)(b) and stated in the written notice given by the Registrar under rule 24(1).