Singapore legislation

Clause 39

of Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill

Clause 39

Amendment of section 76

Section 76 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(2) Any act done in Singapore in relation to services for use outside Singapore which, if done in relation to services provided within Singapore for use there, would constitute use of a trade mark in Singapore, shall be deemed to constitute use of the trade mark in relation to those services for any purpose for which such use is material under this Act or at common law.(3) The use of a registered trade mark in relation to goods or services between which and the person using it any form of connection in the course of trade subsists shall not be deemed to be likely to cause deception or confusion on the ground only that the trade mark has been, or is, used in relation to goods or services between which and that person or a predecessor in title of his a different form of connection in the course of trade subsisted or subsists.”.