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Designs
1.
Can the Registry of Designs advise me if my design is registrable?
If you have any difficulty ascertaining the registrability of your design or other legal requirements, you should consider seeking professional advice from an agent/lawyer. The Registry of Designs would not be able to provide legal advice to applicants on the registrability of your design.
2.
How do I apply for design registration?
You have to file Form D3 together with the prescribed fee. A list of the prescribed fee and forms is available
here
. Foreign applicants are required to provide an address for service in Singapore when filling up Form D3.
3.
How do I find out about designs that have been registered?
You may use the Designs eSearch to search for registered and published designs in Singapore. Alternatively, registered designs are published monthly in the Designs
eJournal
.
You may also wish to check the designs database of other countries.
4.
Do I need a Singapore design registration before I can file an international application?
No, the filing of an international application does not require any prior national application or filing. A design may be filed and protected for the first time at the international level through the Hague Agreement.
5.
Would the Registry conduct any examination?
The Registry conducts an examination on formal requirements of the:
- application form D3;
- representations;
- statement of novelty;
- statement relating to confidential disclosure, if any;
- statement relating to previous registration of design in respect of other articles, if any; and
- claim to priority.
If some requirements are not met, the Registrar will notify the applicant and give him an opportunity to correct the non-compliance accordingly. If the applicant fails to correct the non-compliance within the period specified by the Registrar, the application shall be treated as withdrawn. The Registry does not conduct any novelty search for design applications.
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