WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
15 July 2009 
 (09-3500) 
  
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/ 
 inglés 
  
 
MAIN DEDICATED INT ELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER 
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
SINGAPORE 
 
Revision
 
 
 The present document reproduces the text1 of the Patents Rules, as notified by Singapore on  
15 April 2009 under Article 63.2 of th e Agreement (see document IP/N/1/SGP/4). 
 
 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  
 
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMEN TATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA 
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NO TIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
SINGAPOUR 
 
Révision  
 
 Le présent document contient le texte1 du Règlement sur les brevets, notifié par Singapour 
le 15 avril 2009 au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/SGP/4). 
 
 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relaciona dos con el Comercio  
 
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA PROPIEDAD  
INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN  VIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2 
DEL ARTÍCULO 63  DEL ACUERDO 
 
SINGAPUR 
 
Revisión  
 
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 del Reglamento de Patentes, notificado por Singapur 
el 15 de abril de 2009 de conformidad con el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento 
IP/N/1/SGP/4). 
 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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PATENTS ACT 
(CHAPTER 221, SECTIONS 42, 110 AND 115) 
PATENTS RULES 
 
 
History G.N. NO. S 
1/95  
->1996 
REVISED 
EDITION  
->2007 
REVISED 
EDITION 
 
 
[23rd February 1995]   
  Arrangement of Provisions  [ Jump to: Front Page  / Arrangement of Provisions / Actual Provisions ]
  
 
 
PRELIMINARY  
1 Citation  
2 Definitions  
3 Fees  
4 Forms  
5 Costs  
6 Taxation of costs  
7 Taxation proceedings  
8 International exhibitions  
9 Declaration of priority for purposes of section 17 (2)  
9A Request to Registrar for permission to  make late declaration under section 17 (2B)  
9B Furnishing of application or file number and of priority documents to support declaration under 
section 17 (2)  
9C Translation of priority documents  
 
RIGHT TO APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A PATENT  
10 References under section 20 (1) (a)  
11 References by co-proprie tors under section 20 (1) (b)  
12 Orders under section 20  
13 Prescribed period for new application under section 20 (3)  
14 Authorisation under section 20 (5)  
15 Request by joint applicants under section 22  
16 Referral to Registrar under section 23  
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  INVENTORS  
17 Mention of inventor  
18 Procedure where applicant is not inventor or sole inventor  
 APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS
 
19 Application for grant of patent  
20 Micro-organisms  
21 Drawings  
22 Abstracts  
23 Size and presentation of documents  
24 Form of statements, counter-statements and evidence  
25 Unity of invention  
26 Certain matters prescribed under section 26  
26A Missing parts  
27 New applications under section 26 (11)  
28 Extension of period for filing new applications  
29 Publication of applications  
30 Completion of preparations for publication  
 PROCEDURE FOR GRANT
 
31 Address for service  
32 Period for commencement of formalities examination  
33 Formal requirements  
34 Preliminary examination  
35 Copies of documents referre d to in formalities report  
36 Request for search report  
37 Request for search and examination report  
38 Period for filing request for search report  
39 Details of foreign applications  
40 Minimum documentation for search  
41 Prescribed patent offices  
42 Request for examination report  
42A Reliance on international pre liminary report on patentability  
43 Period prescribed under section 29 (2) (b) to (e) or (4)  
44 Information prescribed under section 29 (2) (c) (ii) or (d) (ii)  
45 Search procedure where 2 or more inventions claimed  
46 Written opinion of Examiner, etc.  
47 Putting application in order  
47A Extension of prescribed periods under sections 29 (7) and 30 (1) (a)  
48 Application for amendment before grant  
49 Time for making amendments before grant  
50 Certificate of grant  
 
PATENTS AFTER GRANT  
51 Renewal of patents  
51A Extension of term of patent  
52 Amendment of specification after grant  
52A Search and examination after grant  
53 Restoration of lapsed patent  
53A Modified application of section 39 to patent to which section 117 (3) applies  
54 Surrender of patents  
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  REGISTER AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
 
55 Register of patents  
56 Alteration or correction of name, address or address for service  
57 Application for registration of transaction, etc.  
58 Request for correction of errors  
59 Inspection of register, etc.  
60 Inspection of register  
61 Advertisement of matters contained in register  
62 Entries in respect of right to a patent  
63 Certificates and copies supplied by Registrar  
64 Orders or directions by court  
 ENTITLEMENT TO PATENT
 
65 Reference to Registrar of right to patent  
66 Application for authorisation to carry out directions  
67 Time limits for making new application  
68 Request for licence to continue working new patent  
69 Reference as to entitlement to grant of licence  
 LICENCES OF RIGHT
 
70 Entry in register of licence of right  
71 Settlement of terms of licence of right  
72 Cancellation of entry in register as to licence of right by proprietor  
73 Cancellation of entry in register as to licence of right by third party  
74 Procedure as to cancellation of entry in register as to licence of right  
75 Action by Registrar on cancellation in register as to licence of right  
 
INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS  
75A Particulars prescribed under section 66 (4)  
 INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS BEFORE REGISTRAR
 
76 Reference to Registrar for determination of infringement  
77 Procedure where validity of patent is in dispute  
78 Application for declaration as to non-infringement  
 REVOCATION OF PATENTS
 
79 Application for information on corresponding applications  
80 Procedure on application for revocation  
80A Material information prescribed under section 80 (1) (f) (iii)  
81 Procedure relating to prepar ation of re-examination report  
82 Copies and conclusions of re-examination report  
83 Award of costs on surrender of patent  
84 Notification of an opportunity to amend  
 
AMENDMENT OF PATENTS IN INFRINGEMENT OR REVOCATION PROCEEDINGS  
85 Procedure as to opposition to amendment  
 NATIONAL PROCESSING OF INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS
 
86 Treatment of international applications  
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  HEARINGS, AGENTS AND CORRECTION OF ERRORS  
87 Registrar’s discretionary powers  
88 Request for hearing  
89 Hearings in public  
90 Right of audience  
91 Correction of errors in patents and applications  
 INFORMATION AND INSPECTION
 
92 Information about patent s and patent applications  
93 Inspection of documents  
94 Confidential documents  
95 Publication of bibliographic information  
96 Request for information on unpublished patent applications  
 ELECTRONIC ONLINE SYSTEM
 
96A Establishment of electronic online system  
96B Online system operator  
96C Certification authority  
96D Registration as account holder  
96E Authentication codes and identification names  
96F Obligation to inform Registrar of change of particulars, etc.  
96G Security measures  
96H Use of electronic online system to be in accordance with these Rules, etc.  
96I Cancellation of registration as account holder  
96J Notification, etc., by Registrar  
96K Service bureau  
 
MISCELLANEOUS  
97 Service of documents  
98 Hours of business and excluded days  
99 Excluded days  
100 Correction of irregularities  
101 Dispensation by Registrar  
102 Filing of evidence  
103 Statutory declarations and affidavits  
104 Admission of documents  
105 Directions as to furnishing of documents  
105A Filing of miscellaneous documents  
106 Supporting statements or evidence  
107 Appointment of scientific advisers by Registrar  
108 Alteration of time limits  
109 Protection and compensation of pers ons affected by extension of time  
110 Calculation of times or periods  
111 Copies of documents  
112 Translations  
113 Publication and sale of documents  
114 Journal  
115 Reports of cases  
 
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS  
116 Filing of international applications  
117 Fees for international applications  
118 Certified copies  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  119 Fee currency
 
120 Modified application of Act and Rules to  United Kingdom and European Patent Office 
applications  
  
 
 
FIRST SCHEDULE
 
FEES PAYABLE  
 
 
SECOND SCHEDULE  
DESCRIPTIONS OF FORMS  
  THIRD SCHEDULE
 
SCALE OF COSTS  
  
FOURTH SCHEDULE
 
MICRO-ORGANISMS  
 
 
FIFTH SCHEDULE   
 
 SIXTH SCHEDULE
 
REMUNERATION OF SCIENTIFIC ADVISERS  
  
SEVENTH SCHEDULE*
 
MODIFIED APPLICATION OF THE ACT AND RULES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND 
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE APPLICATIONS  
  
EIGHTH SCHEDULE 
 
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PATENTS ACT 
(CHAPTER 221, SECTIONS 42, 110 AND 115) 
PATENTS RULES 
[23rd February 1995]   
PRELIMINARY 
 
Citation 
1.—These Rules may be cited as the Patents Rules.  
 
Definitions 
2.—(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —  
 
"account holder" means a person registered as an account holder by the Registrar under 
rule 96D;  
 
"appointed certification authority" means a certification authority appointed by the Registrar under rule 96C;   "authentication code" means an identificati on or identifying code, password or any other 
authentication method or procedure that may be assigned to or approved for an account holder 
by the Registrar;   "certificate of grant" means a certificate for the purposes of section 35 (1);   
"certification authority" has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Act 
(Cap. 88);   "convention country" has the same meaning as in section 17 (6);   "costs" includes fees, charges, disbursement s, expenses, allowances and remuneration;  
 
"declared priority date" means —     
(a) the date of filing of the earliest releva nt application specified in a declaration 
made for the purposes of section 17 (2) where the priority date claimed in the 
declaration has not been lost or abandone d and where the declaration has not been 
withdrawn before preparations for the publi cation of the application in suit have been 
completed by the Registry in accordance with section 27; or   (b) where an international application for a pa tent (Singapore) is to be treated as an 
application for a patent under the Act, the date of filing of the earliest application 
filed in or for a country which is a conve ntion country or which, in accordance with IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  the law of a convention country or a treaty or international convention to which a 
convention country is a party, is equivalent to such an application, the priority of which is claimed in a declaration filed for the purposes of Article 8 of the Patent Co-operation Treaty, provided that such priority claim has not been lost or abandoned under the provisions of that Treaty;  
 
"electronic online system" means the electronic online system established under rule 96A;   
"electronic signature" has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Act (Cap. 88);  
 
"identification name" means an identificati on name assigned to an account holder by the 
Registrar under rule 96E;   "initiation date" , in relation to a new applica tion for a patent, means the date on which the 
application was initiated by the filing at the Registry of any document which satisfies any 
condition referred to in section 26 (1) ( a), (b) or ( c);  
 "online system operator" means an online system operator appointed by the Registrar under rule 96B.  
 
(2) In these Rules, except wh ere otherwise indicated —  
 
(a) references to a section are references to that section of the Act;   (b) references to a rule are referenc es to that rule in these Rules;  
 
(c) references to a Schedule are references to that Schedule to these Rules; and  
 (d) references to the filing of a form or ot her document are referenc es to filing it at the 
Registry.   
(3) The Examiners prescribed for th e purposes of section 2 shall be the Australian Patent Office, the 
Austrian Patent Office and the Danish Patent and Trademark Office.   
 
Fees 
3.—(1) The fees to be paid in respect of matters arising under the Act or these Rules shall be those 
specified in the First Schedule.   
 
(2) Unless —   
(a) otherwise provided for in these Rules; or   (b) the Registrar permits or directs otherwise,  
 
where a fee is specified in the Firs t Schedule in respect of any matter, the fee shall be paid at the same 
time as the filing of the form corresponding to the matter.    (3) Unless the Registrar permits or directs otherwis e, payment of a fee in connection with an act 
referred to in rule 96A (2) shall be made using th e electronic online system if the act is carried out 
using that system.     IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  Forms 
4.—(1) The Registrar shall publish in the journal —  
 
(a) the forms to be used for any purpose relating to —   
(i) any application for or grant of a patent;  
 (ii) any proceedings before the Registrar under the Act or these Rules; or   (iii) any other matter under the Act or these Rules;  
 
(b) the Registrar’s directions relating to the use of any form; and   (c) any amendment or modification of any such form or direction.   
(2) Any form may be modified on the direction of the Registrar —  
 
(a) for use in a case other than the case for which it is intended; or   (b) for carrying out any transaction by m eans of the electronic online system.  
 
(3) Any reference in these Rules to  a numbered form shall be construed as a reference to the current 
version of the form bearing the corresponding number which is —   
(a) described in the Second Schedule; and   
(b) published in the journal.  
 
Costs 
5.—The Registrar may make an order for costs in respect of —  
 
(a) any of the matters set out in the second colu mn of Part I of the Third Schedule; and  
 
(b) the expenses and allowances of a person in relation to proceedings under the Act or these 
Rules.   
Taxation of costs 
6.—(1) Where the Registrar has made an order for cost s in favour of a party to proceedings before the 
Registrar and the party wishes to have party and part y costs taxed by the Registrar, the party shall, 
within one month from the date of the order for costs —   
(a) apply for the costs to be taxed by filing a copy of the bill of costs; and   
(b) send at the same time a copy of the bill of  costs to every other person entitled to be heard 
in the taxation proceedings.   
(2) Every bill of costs shall set out in 2 separate sections the following:  
 
(a) work done in the cause or matter; and  
 (b) all disbursements made in the cause or matter.   
(3) The costs claimed under paragraph (2) sha ll set out the sum claimed for each item.   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (4) The bill of costs shall set out in chronological orde r, with dates, all relevant events in the cause or 
matter.    (5) Where costs have already been awarded for any of the events set out, this fact and the amount 
awarded shall be indicated.   
 
(6) Any party on whom a copy of  the bill of costs has been serve d in accordance with paragraph (1) 
shall, if he wishes to dispute the bill, within 14 da ys from the receipt of the copy of the bill, mark the 
copy thereof in accordance with paragraph (7) and send a copy thereof duly marked to both the 
Registrar and the party requesting for taxation.   
 
(7) A party on whom a copy of the bill of cost s has been served shall effect marking on the copy 
thereof served by writing on the right hand margin against each item the word “Agree” if he agrees 
with the cost claimed for that item or the word “Disagree” if he disagrees.   
 
(8) Upon the expiry of the period of time referred to in paragraph (6), the Registrar shall give to the 
parties entitled to be heard in the taxation proceed ings notice of the date and time appointed for 
taxation.    
Taxation proceedings 
7.—(1) If any party entitled to be heard in any ta xation proceedings before the Registrar does not 
attend at the time appointed for the taxation, th e Registrar may proceed with the taxation.   
 (2) The Registrar may, if he thinks it is necessary to  do so, adjourn the proceedings from time to time.   
 (3) The provisions relating to the scale of costs in the Third Schedule shall apply to the taxation 
proceedings.   
 (4) When the bill has been taxed, the Registrar shall proceed to make his certificate for the amount of 
the taxed costs.    (5) Costs awarded in proceedings before the Regist rar are not intended to compensate the parties for 
the expense to which they have been put.   
 
International exhibitions 
8.—(1) An applicant for a patent who wishes the di sclosure of matter constituting an invention to be 
disregarded in accordance with section 14 (4) ( c) shall, within the same day of filing the application 
for the patent, inform the Registrar in writing that th e invention has been displayed at an international 
exhibition.    (2) The applicant shall, within 4 months from the day of filing the application, file a certificate, issued 
by the authority responsible for the exhibition, stating that the invention was in fact exhibited there.   
 
(3) The certificate shall also state the opening date of the exhibition and, where the first disclosure of 
the invention did not take place on the opening date, the date of the first disclosure.   
 (4) The certificate shall be accompanied by an iden tification of the invention, duly authenticated by 
the authority.   
 
(5) For the purposes of section 2 (2), a statement ma y be published in the journal that an exhibition 
described in the statement falls within the definiti on of international exhibition in section 2 (1).   
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  (6) In the case of an international application for a pate nt (Singapore), the application of this rule shall 
be subject to rule 86 (4).    
Declaration of priority for purposes of section 17 (2) 
9.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a declaration for the purposes of section 17 (2) made in or in 
connection with an application for a patent (referr ed to in this rule and rules 9A and 9B as the 
application in suit) shall be made at the time of filing the application in suit.   
 (2) A declaration for the purposes of section 17 (2) may be made after the date of filing if —   
(a) it would cause —  
 
(i) the application in suit to have a declared priority date, where there was none previously; or   
(ii) the declared priority date of the app lication in suit to be brought forward to an 
earlier date;   
(b) it is made within 16 months from —   
(i) where sub-paragraph ( a) (i) applies, the declared priority date; or  
 
(ii) where sub-paragraph ( a) (ii) applies, the earlier date;  
 
(c) it is made on Patents Form 57;   
(d) the prescribed fee has been paid; and  
 (e) the condition referred to in paragraph (4) is satisfied.  
 
(3) Where a request to the Registrar to correct a mi stake in a declaration for the purposes of section 17 
(2) would, if granted, cause the declared priority date to be changed to a different date, the request 
shall not be granted unless —  
 
(a) it is made within 16 months from the declared priority date, as changed;  
 (b) it is made on Patents Form 57;  
 
(c) the prescribed fee has been paid; and   (d) the condition referred to in paragraph (4) is satisfied.   
(4) For the purposes of paragraphs (2) ( e) and (3) ( d), the condition is that —  
 
(a) the applicant has not made any request under section 27 (2) to publish the application in 
suit during the period prescribed for the purposes of section 27; or   (b) any such request has been withdrawn.  
 
(5) Subject to paragraph (6), a declaration for the purposes of section 17 (2) shall specify, in respect of 
each priority application —   
(a) the date of filing of the priority application; and  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(b) the country in or for which the priority application was made.   
(6) Where the application in suit is an internationa l application for a patent (Singapore), paragraph (5) 
shall not apply in respect of a priority application if —  
 
(a) the date of filing of that priority application; and   (b) the country in or for which that priority application was made,   
have been indicated in compliance with rule 4.10 ( a) and ( b) of the Regulations under the Patent Co-
operation Treaty.    (7) Where section 26 (11) applies, a declaration for the purposes of section 17 (2) shall not be made in or in connection with a new application referred to in section 26 (11) if the declaration has not also 
been made in or in connection with the earlier application.   
 (8) In this rule and rules 9B and 9C —   
"priority application" means an earlier relevant  application specified in a declaration for the 
purposes of section 17 (2);  
 
"relevant application" has the same  meaning as in section 17 (5).  
 
Request to Registrar for permission to ma ke late declaration under section 17 (2B) 
9A.—(1) The period prescribed for the purposes of section 17 (2A) ( b) shall be 2 months.   
 
(2) For the purposes of section 17 (2D) ( a), a request under section 17 (2B) shall —  
 
(a) subject to rule 86 (3A), be made before the end of the period referred to in section 17 
(2A) ( b);  
 
(b) be made on Patents Form 57;  
 (c) be made only if the prescribed fee has been paid;   (d) if the applicant failed to file the appli cation in suit within the period referred to in 
section 17 (2A) ( a), state the reason for the failure to f ile the application in suit within that 
period; and   (e) be made only if —   
(i) the request relates to an international application for a patent (Singapore); or  
 
(ii) where the request does not relate to an international application for a patent 
(Singapore), the condition referred to in paragraph (3) is satisfied.  
 
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) ( e) (ii), the condition is that —  
 
(a) the applicant has not made any request under section 27 (2) to publish the application in 
suit during the period prescribed for the purposes of section 27; or   (b) any such request has been withdrawn.   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(4) Where the Registrar determines that every appl icable condition referred to in section 17 (2D) for 
granting a request under section 17 (2B) has been satis fied, the Registrar sha ll grant the request and 
notify the applicant accordingly.    
(5) Where the condition referred to in section 17 (2D) ( b) for granting a request under section 17 (2B) 
has not been satisfied, the Registra r shall notify the applicant that th e Registrar intends to refuse the 
request unless —   
(a) observations are made or evidence is f iled, within 2 months from the date of the 
notification, to satisfy the Registrar that the app licant’s failure to file the application in suit 
within the period referred to in section 17 (2A) ( a) —  
 
(i) occurred in spite of due care required by the circumstances having been taken; or  
 
(ii) was unintentional; and  
 
(b) the Registrar is so satisfied on the observations made or evidence filed.  
 
(6) Where paragraph (5) applies, the Registrar sha ll refuse the request under section 17 (2B), and shall 
inform the applicant accordingly, if —  
 
(a) the applicant fails to make the observations or file the evidence within 2 months from the 
date of the Registrar’s notification; or   (b) the Registrar is not satisfied, on all the ob servations made and evidence filed, that the 
applicant’s failure to file the application in suit within the period referred to in section 17 
(2A) ( a) —  
 
(i) occurred in spite of due care required by the circumstances having been taken; or  
 (ii) was unintentional.  
 
Furnishing of application or file number and of  priority documents to support declaration 
under section 17 (2) 
9B.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the applicant shall,  before the end of the period of 16 months from 
the declared priority date, furnis h to the Registry the application or file number of each priority 
application.   
 (2) Subject to paragraph (3), if the applicant fails  to comply with paragraph (1) in respect of any 
priority application, the declaration for the purposes of  section 17 (2) shall be disregarded in so far as 
it relates to that priority application.    
(3) Where the application in suit is an internati onal application for a patent (Singapore), paragraphs 
(1) and (2) shall not apply in respect of any priori ty application the application or file number of 
which has been indicated in compliance with rule 4.10 ( a) of the Regulations under the Patent Co-
operation Treaty.    
(4) Where the Registrar, by notice sent to the appli cant or proprietor, as the case may be, requires him 
to furnish to the Registry, in resp ect of any priority application, a copy of that priority application 
which is —   
(a) duly certified by the authority with which it was filed; or  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(b) otherwise acceptable to the Registrar,   
the applicant or proprietor, as the case may be, shall,  within 2 months from the date of the notice —  
 
(i) comply with the Registrar’s requirement; or  
 (ii) if a copy of that priority application is ke pt at the Registry, as an alternative to complying 
with the Registrar’s requirement, file —   
(A) a request that a copy of that pr iority application be prepared; and  
 (B) Patents Form 26 requesting the Registrar to certify the prepared copy.   
(5) If the applicant or proprietor, as the case may be, fa ils to comply with paragraph (4) in respect of 
any priority application, the declaration for the pu rposes of section 17 (2) shall be disregarded in so 
far as it relates to that priority application.    
Translation of priority documents 
9C.—(1) Where —  
 
(a) a copy of any priority applicati on is furnished under rule 9B (4);  
 (b) that priority application is in a language other than English;   (c) the validity of the claim to priority is relevant to determining whether the invention 
concerned is patentable; and  
 (d) the Registrar, by notice sent to the app licant or proprietor, as the case may be, requires 
him to furnish to the Registry an English tr anslation of that priority application,  
 
the applicant or proprietor, as the case may be, shall,  within 2 months from the date of the notice —  
 
(i) furnish to the Registry both of the following at the same time:   
(A) an English translation of that priority application;   
(B) a copy of a verification document —  
 
(BA) made in accordance with the Registrar’s requirements; and   (BB) verifying that the translation corresponds to the original text of that priority application; or  
 
(ii) if an English translation of that priority application is kept at the Registry, as an alternative to complying with the Registrar’s requirement, file —   
(A) a request that a copy of the translation be prepared; and  
 
(B) Patents Form 26 requesting the Registrar to certify the prepared copy.   
(2) The Registrar may, by notice, require to be filed at the Registry or sent to the Registrar, within 
such period as may be specified in the notice, the original of the verification document.    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(3) If the applicant or proprietor, as th e case may be, fails to comply with —  
 
(a) paragraph (1) in respect of any priority application; or   
(b) the Registrar’s requirement under paragraph (2) in respect of any verification document 
relating to any priority application,   
the declaration for the purposes of section 17 (2) shall be disregarded in so far as it relates to that 
priority application.   
 
 
RIGHT TO APPLY FOR AN D OBTAIN A PATENT 
 
References under section 20 (1) ( a) 
10.—(1) A reference under section 20 (1) ( a) shall be made on Patents Form 2 and shall be 
accompanied by a copy thereof and a statement setting out fully the nature of the question, the facts 
upon which the person making the reference relies and th e order or other relief which he is seeking.   
 
(2) The Registrar shall send a copy of the reference and statement to —   
(a) any person (other than the person referred to  in paragraph (1)) alleged in the reference to 
be entitled to be granted a patent for the invention;   
(b) any person (not being a party to the refere nce) who is shown in the register as having a 
right in or under the patent application;   (c) any person (not being a party to the referenc e) who is an applicant for the patent or has 
given notice to the Registrar of a relevant transaction, instrument or event; and  
 
(d) every person who has been identified in the application for a patent or a statement filed 
under section 24 (2) ( a) as being, or being believed to be, th e inventor or joint inventor of the 
invention.   
(3) If any person who is sent a copy of the refe rence and statement under paragraph (2) wishes to 
oppose the making of the order or the granting of the relief sought, he (“the opponent”) shall, within 
2 months from the date of the Registrar’s letter fo rwarding such copies, file a counter-statement on 
Patents Form 3 setting out fully the grounds of hi s opposition and the Registrar shall send a copy of 
the counter-statement to the person making the refere nce and to those recipients of the copy of the 
reference and statement who are not party to the counter-statement.   
 
(4) The person making the reference or any such reci pient may, within 2 months from the date of the 
Registrar’s letter forwarding a copy of the counte r-statement, file evidence in support of his case and 
shall send a copy of the evidence —   
(a) in any case, to the opponent; and  
 
(b) in the case of evidence filed by such a recipient, to the person making the reference.  
 
(5) Within 2 months from the date of the Registra r’s letter forwarding the copy of such evidence to 
him or, if no such evidence is filed, within 2 m onths from the expiration of the period within which 
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  and shall send a copy of the evidence so filed to the person making the refere nce and those recipients; 
and, within 2 months from the date of receipt of  the copy of the opponent’s evidence, that person 
or any of those recipients may file further evidence confined to matters strictly in reply and shall send 
a copy of it to the persons me ntioned in paragraph (4) ( a) and ( b).   
 
(6) No further evidence shall be filed except by  leave or direction of the Registrar.   
 (7) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.    References by co-proprietors under section 20 (1) ( b) 
11.—(1) A reference under section 20 (1) ( b) shall be made on Patents Form 2 and shall be 
accompanied by a copy thereof and a statement setting out fully the nature of the question, the facts 
relied upon by the co-proprietor making the re ference and the order he is seeking.   
 
(2) The Registrar shall send a copy of the reference and statement to —  
 
(a) each co-proprietor who is not a party to th e reference and who has not otherwise indicated, 
in writing, his consent to the making of the order sought;   (b) any person to whom it is alleged in the refe rence that any right in or under an application 
for a patent should be transferred or granted;  
 (c) any person (not being a party to the refere nce) who is shown in the register as having a 
right in or under the patent application;   
(d) any person (not being a party to the referen ce) who has given notice to the Registrar of a 
relevant transaction, instrument or event; and   (e) every person who has been identified in the a pplication for the patent or a statement filed 
under section 24 (2) ( a) as being, or being believed to be, th e inventor or joint inventor of the 
invention.  
 
(3) Any person who receives a copy of the refe rence and statement and who wishes to oppose the 
order sought may, within 2 months from the date of the Registrar’s letter forwarding copies of the 
reference and statement, file a c ounter-statement on Patents Form 3 se tting out fully the grounds of his 
opposition.   
 
(4) The Registrar shall, as appropriate, send a copy of any counter-statement to —   
(a) each co-proprietor who is a party to the reference; and   (b) any person to whom a copy of the refe rence and statement were sent pursuant to 
paragraph (2).  
 
(5) Any person who receives a copy of the counter-sta tement may, within 2 months from the date of 
the Registrar’s letter forwarding such copy, file ev idence in support of his case and shall send a copy 
of the evidence so filed to the co-proprietor maki ng the reference and to each person who has filed a 
counter-statement.   
 (6) Any person entitled to receive a copy of the evidence filed under paragraph (5) may, within 
2 months from the date of receipt of the copy of su ch evidence or, if no such evidence is filed, within 
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  support of his case and shall send a copy of the eviden ce so filed to each of the other parties listed in 
paragraph (4).    (7) Any person who receives a copy of the evidence filed under paragraph (6) may, within 2 months 
from the date of receipt of the copy  of such evidence, file further ev idence confined to matters strictly 
in reply and shall, as appropriate, send a copy of  the evidence so filed to the parties listed in 
paragraph (4).    (8) No further evidence shall be filed by any party except by leave or direction of the Registrar.   
 
(9) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.    
Orders under section 20 
12.—(1) Where an order is made under section 20 that an  application for a patent shall proceed in the 
name of one or more persons none of whom was an original applicant, the Registrar shall notify all 
original applicants and their licensees, of whom he is aware, of the making of the order.   
 (2) A person notified under paragr aph (1) may make a request under section 23 (3) within 2 months 
from the date of the notification received from the Registrar.    Prescribed period for new application under section 20 (3) 
13.—The prescribed period for the purpose of subsection (3) of section 20 shall be 3 months from the 
day on which the time for appealing from an orde r made under that subsection expires without an 
appeal being brought or, where an appeal is brought, from the day on which it is finally disposed of.  
 Authorisation under section 20 (5) 
14.—(1) An application under section 20 (5) for author ity to do anything on behalf of a person to 
whom directions have been given under section 20 (2) ( d) or (4) shall be made on Patents Form 4 and 
shall be accompanied by a copy thereof and a stat ement setting out fully all the facts upon which the 
applicant relies and the nature of the authorisation sought.    
(2) The Registrar shall send a copy of the applica tion and statement to the person alleged to have 
failed to comply with the directions.    (3) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.   
 
Request by joint applicants under section 22 
15.—(1) A request under section 22 by a joint applican t shall be made on Patents Form 5 and shall be 
accompanied by a copy thereof and a statement setting out fully the facts upon which he relies and the directions which he seeks.    
(2) The Registrar shall send a copy of the request and statement to each of the other joint applicant 
who shall, if he wishes to oppose the request, within  2 months from the date of the Registrar’s letter 
forwarding such copies to him, file a counter-s tatement on Patents Form 3 setting out fully the 
grounds of his opposition, and the Registrar shall send a copy of the counter-statement to the person 
making the request and to each of the other join t applicant who is not a party to the counter-
statement.   
 (3) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  Referral to Registrar under section 23 
16.—(1) Where, following the making of such an orde r as is mentioned in section 23 (3), a question is 
referred to the Registrar under section 23 (5) as to whether any person is entitled to be granted a 
licence or whether the period or terms of the licence are reasonable, the reference shall be made on Patents Form 6 and shall be accompanied by a copy thereof and a statement setting out fully the facts 
upon which the person making the reference relies and the terms of the licence which he is prepared 
to accept or grant.    (2) The Registrar shall send a copy of the referen ce and statement to every person in whose name the 
application is to proceed or, as the case may be, ev ery person claiming to be entitled to be granted a 
licence, in either case not being the person who ma kes the reference, and if any recipient does not 
agree to grant or accept a licence for such period and upon such terms, he shall, within 2 months from 
the date of the Registrar’s letter forwarding such  copies to him, file a counter-statement on 
Patents Form 3 setting out fully the grounds of hi s opposition and the Registrar shall send a copy of 
the counter-statement to the pe rson making the reference.   
 
(3) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.    
 
INVENTORS 
 
Mention of inventor 
17.—(1) An application to the Registrar under secti on 24 (1) or (3) by any person who alleges —  
 
(a) that he ought to have been mentioned as the i nventor or joint inventor of an invention in 
any patent granted or published applicati on for a patent for the invention; or  
 (b) that any person mentioned as sole or joint inventor in any patent granted or published 
application for a patent for the invention ought not to have been so mentioned,  
 
shall be made on Patents Form 7 and shall be acco mpanied by a statement setting out fully the facts 
relied upon.    
(2) The Registrar shall send a copy of an y such application and statement to —  
 
(a) every person registered as proprietor of, or applicant for, the patent (other than the 
applicant under section 24 himself);   (b) every person who has been identified in the a pplication for the patent or a statement filed 
under section 24 (2) ( a) as being, or being believed to be, th e inventor or joint inventor of the 
invention; and   (c) every other person whose interests the Registrar considers may be affected by the application.  
 
(3) Any recipient of a copy of such an applicati on and statement who wishes to oppose the application 
shall, within 2 months from the date of the Regist rar’s letter forwarding such copies to him, file a 
counter-statement on Patents Form 3 setting out full y the grounds of his opposition, and the Registrar 
shall send a copy of the counter-statement to each of the persons described in this rule other than any 
person who is party to the counter-statement.   
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  (4) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.    (5) The document prescribed for the purposes of section 24  (1) shall be an adden dum or erratum slip.   
 Procedure where applicant is not inventor or sole inventor 
18.—(1) Subject to rules 28 and 86 (8) and (8A), th e period prescribed for the purposes of section 24 
(2) shall be —   
(a) where there is no declared priority date , 16 months from the date of filing of the 
application for a patent; or  
 (b) where there is a declared priority date, 16 months from the declared priority date.  
 
(1A) A statement filed under section 24 (2) shall be made on Patents Form 8.   
 
(2) Where —   
(a) the applicant is not the sole inventor; or   (b) the applicants are not the joint inventors of the invention,  
 
and the application does not contain a declared prio rity date which relates to an earlier relevant 
application as defined in section 17 (5) ( b), the Registrar shall send a copy of the Patents Form 8 filed 
under paragraph (1) to each inventor who is not one of the applicants.   
 
(3) Where the application is an international appli cation for a patent (Singapore), the requirements of 
paragraph (1) shall be treated as having been co mplied with if the provisions of rules 4.1 ( a) (iv) and 
4.6 of the Regulations under the Patent Co-operati on Treaty have been complied with, whether or not 
there was any requirement that they be complied with.    
 
APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS 
 
Application for grant of patent 
19.—(1) A request for the grant of a patent shall be made on Patents Form 1.   
 
(2) Where a document containing an indication that a patent is sought in pursuance of an application 
is filed with the Registrar without Patents Form 1 or  the filing fee, the Form shall be filed with, and 
the fee shall be paid to, the Registry within one m onth from the date of the filing of the document.   
 (3) The specification contained in an application fo r a patent made under section 25 shall state the title 
of the invention and continue with the description and the claim or claims and the drawings, if any, in 
that order.   
 (4) The title appearing in the request, specification and abstract shall be short, precise and indicate the 
matter to which the invention relates; and if in the opinion of the Registrar it fails to comply with this 
paragraph, the Registrar may reframe  it so that it does so comply.   
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  (5) The description shall first state the title of the invention as appearing in the request and shall —  
 
(a) specify the technical field to which the invention relates;   (b) indicate the background art which, as far as it is known to the applicant, can be regarded 
as useful for the understanding, searching and examination of the invention;  
 (c) disclose the invention as claimed in such terms that the technical problem, even if not expressly stated as such, and its solution can be  understood, and shall state the advantageous 
effects, if any, of the invention with reference to the background art;  
 
(d) briefly describe the figures in the drawings, if any;   (e) set forth at least one mode for carrying ou t the invention claimed, with examples where 
appropriate, and with reference to  the drawings, if any; and  
 
(f) indicate explicitly, when it is not otherwise obvious from the description or the nature of the invention, the way or ways in whic h the invention satisfies the condition in 
section 13 (1) ( c) of being capable of industrial application.  
 
(6) The number of claims shall be reasonable in consideration of the nature of the invention claimed, 
and where there are several claims, the claims sha ll be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals.   
 (7) The definition in the claim of the matter for wh ich protection is sought shall be in terms of the 
technical features of the invention which may be expressed in structural, functional or mathematical terms.   
 
(8) Claims shall be written —   
(a) in 2 parts, the first part consisting of a st atement indicating those technical features of the 
invention which are necessary in connection w ith the definition of the claimed subject-
matter and which, in combination, appear to be part of the prior art and the second part 
preceded by the words “characteri sed in that”, “characterised by”, “wherein the improvement 
comprises”, or other words to the same effect , followed by a statement stating concisely the 
technical features which, in combination with th e features stated in the first part, define the 
matter for which protection is sought; or   
(b) in a single statement containing a recitation of  a combination of several elements or steps, 
or a single element or step, which defines the matter for which protection is sought.   
(9) Claims shall not rely, in respect of the technical features of the invention, on references to the description or drawings, unless such a reference is  necessary for the understanding of the claim or 
enhances the clarity or conciseness of the claim.   
 
(10) Where —   
(a) the documents filed at the Registry to initiate  an application for a patent include something 
which —  
 
(i) is or appears to be a description of th e invention for which the patent is sought; 
and   (ii) is in a language other than English; and   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(b) the applicant has not filed an English translation of that thing,   
the Registrar shall notify the applicant that an E nglish translation of that thing is required.   
 
(11) Where the applicant has been notified under para graph (10), he shall, w ithin 2 months from the 
date of the notification, file an English translation of that thing.    (12) If the applicant fails to comply with paragra ph (11), the Registrar shall refuse his application for 
a patent.   
 
Micro-organisms 
20.—The Fourth Schedule shall have effect in relation to certain applications for patents, and granted 
patents, for inventions which require for th eir performance the use of micro-organisms.  
 Drawings 
21.—(1) Drawings forming part of an applicati on for a patent made under section 25 shall be on 
sheets the size of which shall be A4 (29.7 cm x 21 cm).    (2) The sheets shall not contain frames r ound the usable or used surface.   
 
(3) The minimum margins shall be as follows:  
 
(a) top: 2.5 cm;   (b) left side: 2.5 cm;  
 
(c) right side: 1.5 cm; and   (d) bottom: 1.0 cm.   
(4) The margins, when submitted, must be completely blank.   
 
(5) Drawings shall be executed as follows:   
(a) without colouring in durable, black, sufficiently dense and dark, uniformly thick and well-defined lines and strokes to permit satisfactory reproduction;  
 
(b) cross-sections shall be indicated by oblique  hatching which should not impede the clear 
reading of the reference signs and leading lines;   (c) the scale of the drawings and the distinctiv eness of their graphical execution shall be such 
that a photographic reproduction with a linear reduc tion in size to two-thirds would enable all 
details to be distinguished without difficul ty. If, as an exception, the scale is given on a 
drawing, it shall be represented graphically;   (d) all numbers, letters and reference lines, a ppearing on the drawings, shall be simple and 
clear and brackets, circles and inverted commas shall not be used in association with 
numbers and letters;  
 (e) each element of each figure shall be in prope r proportion to each of the other elements in 
the figure, except where the use of a different pr oportion is indispensable for the clarity of the 
figure;  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(f) the height of the numbers and letters shall not  be less than 0.32 cm and for the lettering of 
drawings, the Latin and, where customary, the Greek alphabets shall be used;   (g) the same sheet of drawings may contain several figures; where figures drawn on 2 or more 
sheets are intended to form one whole figure, the figures on the several sheets shall be so 
arranged that the whole figure can be assembled without concealing any part of the partial 
figures; and the different figures shall be arranged without wasting space, clearly separated from one another and shall be numbered consecu tively in Arabic numerals, independently of 
the numbering of the sheets;  
 
(h) reference signs not mentioned in the descr iption or claims shall not appear in the 
drawings, and vice versa; and the same featur es, when denoted by reference signs, shall 
throughout the application, be denoted by the same signs;   
(i) the drawings shall not contain textual matte r, except, when required for the understanding 
of the drawings, a single word or words such  as “water”, “steam”, “open”, “closed”, 
“section on AA”, and in the case of electric circuits and block schematic or flow sheet diagrams, a few short catchwords; and   (j) the sheets of drawings shall be numbered in accordance with rule 23 (13) and (14).  
 
(6) Flow sheets and diagrams shall be consider ed drawings for the purposes of these Rules.   
 (7) Paragraphs (1) to (4) and (5) ( f), (g) and ( j) shall not apply to any drawing to be filed with the 
Registry using the electronic online system, and that drawing shall instead comply with practice 
directions issued by the Registrar in place of the requirements of those paragraphs.   
 
Abstracts 
22.—(1) The abstract shall commence with a title for the invention.   
 (2) The abstract shall contain a concise summary of the disclosure as contained in the specification.   
 
(3) The summary shall indicate the technical field to  which the invention belongs and be drafted in 
such a way which allows a clear understanding of the technical problem to which the invention 
relates, the gist of the solution of that problem through the invention, and the principal use or uses of the invention.   
 
(4) Where appropriate, the abstract shall also contain the chemical formula which, among those contained in the specification, best characterises the invention but shall not contain statements on the alleged merits or value of the inventio n or on its speculative application.   
 (5) The abstract shall be as concise as the disclosur e permits and shall normally not contain more than 
150 words.   
 (6) If the specification contains any drawings, the ap plicant shall indicate on the abstract the figure or, 
exceptionally, the figures of the drawings which he suggests should accompan y the abstract when 
published.   
 
(7) The Registrar may decide to publish one or more  other figures if he considers that they better 
characterise the invention.     IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (8) Each main feature mentioned in the abstract and illustrated by a drawing shall be followed by the 
reference sign used in that drawing.    (9) The abstract shall be so drafted that it cons titutes an efficient instrument for the purposes of 
searching in the particular technical field, in particular by making it possible to assess whether there is 
a need to consult the specification itself.   
 
Size and presentation of documents 
23.—(1) Subject to paragraph (29), th is rule shall apply to all docum ents (including drawings) making 
up an application for a patent, including any replacement thereof, to be filed with the Registry by any 
means.   
 (1A) All documents referred to in pa ragraph (1) shall be in English.   
 (2) Unless otherwise provided, the specification (including any drawing therein), abstract and any 
replacement sheet thereof shall be filed singly.   
 (3) All documents referred to in paragraph (1) sh all be so presented as to permit direct reproduction 
by photography, electrostatic or electronic processes , scanning, photo offset and microfilming, in an 
unlimited number of copies.    
(4) All sheets must be free from cracks, creases and folds.   
 (5) Only one side of the sheet shall be used.    (6) All documents referred to in paragraph (1) sha ll be in A4 paper size (29.7 cm x 21 cm) and shall 
be on pliable, strong, white, smooth, matt and durable paper.   
 (7) Each sheet (other than drawings ) shall be used with its short sides at the top and bottom (upright 
position).    (8) The request for the grant of a patent, the descr iption, claims, drawings and abstract shall each 
commence on a new sheet.   
 (9) The sheets shall be so connected that they can be easily turned when consulted, and easily 
separated and joined again if they have been separated.   
 
(10) The minimum margins of the sheets containing the description, the claims  and the abstract shall 
be as follows:   
(a) top: 2.0 cm;   (b) left side: 2.5 cm;  
 
(c) right side: 2.0 cm; and   (d) bottom: 2.0 cm.   
(11) The margins of the documents making up the application, when filed, and of any replacement 
documents, must be completely blank.    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (12) In the application, except in the drawings —  
 
(a) all sheets in the request shall, when  filed, be numbered consecutively; and  
 (b) all other sheets shall, when filed, be numbered consecutively as a separate series,  
 
and all such numbering shall be in Arabic numerals placed at the top or bottom of the sheet, in the 
middle, but not in the top or bottom margin.    (13) All sheets of drawings contained in the app lication shall be numbered consecutively as a separate 
series.   
 (14) Such numbering shall be in Arabic numerals  placed at the top or bottom of the sheet, in the 
middle, but not in the top or bottom margin.    
(15) Every document (other than drawings) referred to  in paragraph (1) shall be typed or printed in a 
dark, indelible colour in at least 11/2 line spacing and in characters of which the capital letters are not less than 0.21 cm high except that graphic symbols and characters and chemical and mathematical formulae may be written or drawn, in a dark indelible colour.   
 (16) The request for the grant of a patent, the de scription, claims and abstract shall not contain 
drawings.   
 (17) The description, claims and abstract may contain chemical or mathematical formulae.    (18) The description and the abstract may contain tables.   
 
(19) The claims may contain tables only if their subject-matter makes the use of tables desirable.    (20) In all documents referred to in paragraph (1),  units of weights and measures shall be expressed in 
terms of the metric system.    
(21) If a different system is used, units of weights and measures shall also be expressed in terms of the 
metric system.    (22) Temperatures shall be expressed in degrees Celsius.    
(23) For the other physical values, the units rec ognised in international pr actice shall be used, for 
mathematical formulae the symbols in general use,  and for chemical formulae the symbols, atomic 
weights and molecular formulae in general use shall be employed.    (24) In general, use should be made of technical  terms, signs and symbols generally accepted in the 
field in question.   
 
(25) If a formula or symbol is used in the specific ation, a copy thereof, prepared in the same manner 
as drawings, shall be furnished if the Registrar so directs.    (26) The terminology and the signs shall be consistent throughout the application.   
 
(27) All documents referred to in  paragraph (1) shall be reasona bly free from deletions and other 
alterations, over-writings and in terlineations and shall, in any event, be legible.   
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  (28) Non-compliance with this rule may be authori sed by the Registrar if the authenticity of the 
content is not in question and the requirement s for good reproduction are not in jeopardy.   
 (29) Paragraphs (2) and (4) to (15)  shall not apply to any document to be filed with the Registry using 
the electronic online system, and that document shall instead comply with practice directions issued 
by the Registrar in place of the requirements of those paragraphs.   
 
Form of statements, counter-statements and evidence 
24.—Rule 23 (3) to (7) shall apply, with the nec essary modifications, to any statement, counter-
statement or evidence filed, unless the Registrar directs otherwise.  
 
Unity of invention 
25.—(1) Without prejudice to the generality of section 25 (5) ( d), where 2 or more inventions are 
claimed (whether in separate claims or as alternatives  within a single claim), such inventions shall be 
treated as being so linked as to form a singl e inventive concept on ly when there is a 
technical relationship among those inventions involv ing one or more of the same or corresponding 
special technical features.    (2) In this rule, “special technical features” means those technical features which define a contribution 
which each of the claimed inventions, considered as a whole, makes over the prior art.    Certain matters prescribed under section 26 
26.—(1) The information on an earlier relevant app lication prescribed for the purposes of section 26 
(1) (c) (ii) (B) shall be —  
 
(a) the date of filing of the ear lier relevant application; and  
 
(b) the country in or for which the ear lier relevant application was made.  
 
(2) The period prescribed for the purposes of section 26 (3) ( b) shall be 2 months from the date of the 
Registrar’s notification under section 26 (3) ( a).   
 
(3) The period prescribed for the purposes of section 26 (7) shall be —  
 
(a) subject to sub-paragraph ( b), 3 months from the date of filing of the application for a 
patent; or   
(b) where a new application has been filed under sect ion 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4), 3 months 
from the initiation date.   
(4) The documents prescribed fo r the purposes of section 26 (7) ( c) shall be —  
 
(a) either of the following:  
 
(i) a copy of the earlier relevant app lication referred to in section 26 (1) ( c) (ii) (C) 
which is —   
(A) duly certified by the authority with which it was filed; or  
 
(B) otherwise acceptable to the Registrar;   
(ii) if a copy of that earlier relevant application is kept at the Registry —   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (A) a request that a copy of that earlier relevant application be prepared; and  
 
(B) Patents Form 26 requesting the Registrar to certify the prepared copy;  
 
(b) where the earlier relevant application referred to in section 26 (1) ( c) (ii) (C) is in a 
language other than English, either of the following:  
 
(i) an English translation of that earlier relevant application;   (ii) if an English translation of that ear lier relevant application is kept at the 
Registry —  
 
(A) a request that a copy of the translation be prepared; and   (B) Patents Form 26 requesting the Regi strar to certify the prepared copy; 
and  
 
(c) Patents Form 56.   
(5) The period prescribed for the purposes of section 26 (12) ( a) shall be —  
 
(a) subject to sub-paragraph (b) —  
 
(i) where there is no declared priority date, 12 months from the date of filing of the application for a patent; or   
(ii) where there is a declared priority da te, whichever following period expires later:  
 
(A) 12 months from the declared priority date; or   (B) 2 months from the date of filing of the application; or   
(b) where a new application has been filed under sect ion 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4), 2 months 
from the initiation date.   
Missing parts 
26A. —(1) The period prescribed for the purposes of section 26 (8) shall be —  
 
(a) if the applicant makes a request under section 26 (9) ( b) (i) —  
 
(i) subject to sub-paragraph (ii), 3 months fro m the date of filing of the application for 
a patent; or   
(ii) where a new application has been filed under  section 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4), 3 
months from the initiation date; or   
(b) if the applicant does not make any request under  section 26 (9) ( b) (i), any time before 
payment of the fee for the grant of the patent.  
 
(2) For the purposes of section 26 (8), if the applicant makes a request under section 26 (9) ( b) (i), any 
missing part of an application for a patent shall be filed on Patents Form 56.    (3) An applicant may only withdraw a missing part by giving written notice to the Registrar.    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(4) The period prescribed for the purposes of section 26 (9) ( b) shall be —  
 
(a) subject to sub-paragraph ( b), 3 months from the date of filing of the application for a 
patent; or  
 
(b) where a new application has been filed under sect ion 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4), 3 months 
from the initiation date.   
(5) Any request under section 26 (9) ( b) (i) shall —  
 
(a) be made at the time the applicant fil es any missing part of the application under 
section 26 (8);   (b) be accompanied by —  
 
(i) the statement under section 26 (9) ( b) (ii);  
 (ii) the information under section 26 (9) ( b) (iii); and  
 (iii) the documents under section 26 (9) ( b) (iv); and  
 
(c) be considered never to have been made  unless every requirement under section 26 (9) has 
been complied with.   
(6) The information on an earlier relevant applica tion prescribed for the purposes of section 26 (9) ( b) 
(iii) shall be —  
 
(a) the date of filing of the earlier relevant application;   (b) the application or file number of the earlier relevant application; and   
(c) the country in or for which the ear lier relevant application was made.  
 
(7) The documents prescribed fo r the purposes of section 26 (9) ( b) (iv) shall be —  
 
(a) either of the following:  
 
(i) a copy of the earlier relevant app lication referred to in section 26 (9) ( a) which 
is —   
(A) duly certified by the authority with which it was filed; or   
(B) otherwise acceptable to the Registrar;  
 
(ii) if a copy of that earlier relevant application is kept at the Registry —   
(A) a request that a copy of that earlier relevant application be prepared; and  
 
(B) Patents Form 26 requesting the Regi strar to certify the prepared copy; 
and   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (b) where the earlier relevant appli cation referred to in section 26 (9) ( a) is in a language 
other than English, either of the following:   
(i) an English translation of that earlier relevant application or of every part of that earlier relevant application in which the missi ng part of the application for a patent is 
contained;  
 (ii) if an English translation of that earlier re levant application, or of every part of that 
earlier relevant application in which the missi ng part of the application for a patent is 
contained, is kept at the Registry —  
 
(A) a request that a copy of the translation be prepared; and   (B) Patents Form 26 requesting the Registrar to certify the prepared copy.   
New applications under section 26 (11) 
27.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (1A), (2) and (3), a new application for a patent which includes a 
request that it be treated as having as its date of f iling the date of filing of an earlier application may 
be filed in accordance with section 26 (11) —   
(a) of the applicant’s own volition; or  
 
(b) to comply with the requirements of section 25 (5) ( d).  
 
(1A) Such new application shall in any event be made —   
(a) before the earlier application has been re fused, withdrawn or treated as having been 
abandoned; and   (b) before all the conditions in sec tion 30 (2) and (3) are satisfied.  
 
(2) Where possible, the description and drawings of  the earlier application and the new application 
shall respectively relate only to the matter for whic h protection is sought by that application.   
 (3) Where it is necessary for an application to d escribe the matter for which protection is sought by 
another application, it shall include a referen ce by number to that other application.   
 Extension of period for filing new applications 
28.—Where a new application is filed unde r section 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4) —  
 
(a) the requirement under rule 9 (1) shall be complied with on the initiation date;  
 (b) after the expiry of the period referred to in rule 9 (2) ( b), the requirements under rule 9 (2) 
(c) and ( d) shall be complied with on the initiation date;  
 (c) after the expiry of the period referred to in rule 9 (3) ( a), the requirements under rule 9 (3) 
(b) and ( c) shall be complied with on the initiation date;  
 
(d) after the expiry of the period referred to in rule 9A (2) ( a), the requirements under rule 9A 
(2) (b), (c) and ( d) shall be complied with on the initiation date;  
 (e) after the expiry of the period referred to in rule 9B (1), the requirement under rule 9B (1) 
shall be complied with on the initiation date;   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(f) after the expiry of the period referred to in  rule 18 (1), the requirement under section 24 (2) 
read with rule 18 (1A) shall be co mplied with on the initiation date; and  
 (g) the requirements under paragraph 1 (2) ( a) (ii) and (3) of the Fourth Schedule, in a case to 
which they apply, shall be complied with on or  before the time ascertained under paragraph 1 
(3) of that Schedule or the initiati on date, whichever is the later.  
 
Publication of applications 
29.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), an application for a patent shall be published for the 
purposes of section 27 as soon as possible after the expira tion of 18 months from the declared priority 
date or, where there is no declared priority date, the date of filing the application.   
 (2) Where a new application is filed under section 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4), as the case may be, the 
period prescribed for the purposes of section 27 shall be  18 months from the declared priority date for 
the earlier application or, where there is no declar ed priority date, the date of filing the earlier 
application.    (3) A request for early publication of an applica tion in accordance with section 27 (2) shall be made 
on Patents Form 9.    
(4) No application for a patent may be published if it is —  
 
(a) withdrawn by filing Patents Form 9A; or   (b) treated as having been abandoned or refused,  
 
earlier than one month preceding the expiration of th e time period applicable under paragraph (1) or 
(2).    
Completion of preparations for publication 
30.—The Registrar may determine when the preparations  for publication of an application for a patent 
are to be treated as having been completed.  
 
 
PROCEDURE FOR GRANT 
 
Address for service 31.—Every person concerned in any proceedings to wh ich these Rules relate and every proprietor of a 
patent shall furnish to the Registrar an addr ess for service in Singapore and that address may be 
treated for all purposes connected with such pro ceedings or patent as the address of the person 
concerned in the proceedings or the proprietor of the patent.   Period for commencement of formalities examination 
32.—(Deleted by S 93/2007 ).  
 
Formal requirements 
33.—(1) The following shall be formal requi rements for the purposes of the Act:  
 
(a) the requirements of rule 19 (1) and (4);   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (b) the requirements laid down in rules 21 (1), (2),  (3), (4), (5) (other than those contained in 
paragraph (5) ( h)) and (7), 22 and 23 (other than those c ontained in paragraphs (19), (20) and 
(26));   (c) the requirements of rule 31; and  
 
(d) the filing of an abstract referred to in section 25 (3) ( c).  
 
(2) Where the application is an international applicat ion for a patent (Singapore) which, by virtue of 
section 85, is to be treated as an application for a patent under the Act, the requirements of rules 19 
(1), 21, 22 and 23 shall be treated as having been comp lied with to the extent that the requirements of 
the corresponding provisions of the Regulations  under the Patent Co-operation Treaty, have 
been fulfilled.    
Preliminary examination 
34.—(1) Where, on a preliminary examination of an application for a patent (referred to in this 
paragraph as the application in suit), the Regist rar finds that a declaration for the purposes of 
section 17 (2) specifies a date of filing for an ear lier relevant application which is more than 
12 months before the date of filing of the applica tion in suit, the Registrar shall notify the applicant 
accordingly.    
(2) The period prescribed for the purposes of section 28 (8) shall be —  
 
(a) if the applicant makes a request under section 28 (9) ( b) (i), 3 months from the date of 
the Registrar’s notification under section 28 (7); or   
(b) if the applicant does not make any request under section 28 (9) ( b) (i), any time before 
payment of the fee for the grant of the patent.   
(3) For the purposes of section 28 (8), if the applicant makes a request under section 28 (9) ( b) (i), the 
drawing or part of the description of the invention that is missing from the application shall be filed 
on Patents Form 56.   
 
(4) An applicant may only withdraw the drawing or part of the description of the invention that is 
missing from the application by giving written notice to the Registrar.    (5) The period prescribed for the purposes of section 28 (9) ( b) shall be 3 months from the date of the 
Registrar’s notification under section 28 (7).   
 (6) Any request under section 28 (9) ( b) (i) shall —  
 
(a) be made at the time the applicant files th e drawing or part of the description of the 
invention that is missing from the application under section 28 (8);  
 
(b) be accompanied by —   
(i) the statement under section 28 (9) ( b) (ii);  
 
(ii) the information under section 28 (9) ( b) (iii); and  
 (iii) the documents under section 28 (9) ( b) (iv); and  
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  (c) be considered never to have been made  unless every requirement under section 28 (9) has 
been complied with.   
(7) The information on an earlier relevant appli cation prescribed for the purposes of section 28 
(9) (b) (iii) shall be —  
 
(a) the date of filing of the earlier relevant application;  
 
(b) the application or file number of the earlier relevant application; and   
(c) the country in or for which the ear lier relevant application was made.  
 
(8) The documents prescribed fo r the purposes of section 28 (9) ( b) (iv) shall be —  
 
(a) either of the following:  
 
(i) a copy of the earlier relevant app lication referred to in section 28 (9) ( a) which 
is —  
(A) duly certified by the authority with which it was filed; or   (B) otherwise acceptable to the Registrar;  
 
(ii) if a copy of that earlier relevant application is kept at the Registry —   
(A) a request that a copy of that earlier relevant application be prepared; and  
 
(B) Patents Form 26 requesting the Regi strar to certify the prepared copy; 
and   
(b) where the earlier relevant appli cation referred to in section 28 (9) ( a) is in a language 
other than English, either of the following:   
(i) an English translation of that earlier relevant application or of every part of that 
earlier relevant application in which the dr awing or part of the description of the 
invention that is missing from the application for a patent is contained;   (ii) if an English translation of that earlier re levant application, or of every part of that 
earlier relevant application in which the dr awing or part of the description of the 
invention that is missing from the application for a patent is contained, is kept at the 
Registry —   
(A) a request that a copy of the translation be prepared; and   
(B) Patents Form 26 requesting the Registrar to certify the prepared copy.  
 
Copies of documents referred to in formalities report 
35.—(Deleted by S 93/2007 )  
 Request for search report 
36.—A request for a search report under section 29 (2) ( a) shall be made on Patents Form 10.  
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  Request for search and examination report 
37.—A request for a search and examination report under section 29 (2) ( b) shall be made on 
Patents Form 11.   
Period for filing request for search report 
38.—(1) The period prescribed for the purposes of section 29 (2) ( a) shall be —  
 
(a) if the application contains no declared priori ty date, 13 months from the date of filing; or  
 
(b) if the application contains a declared prio rity date, 13 months from the declared priority 
date.  
 (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where a new appl ication is filed under section 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 
(4), as the case may be, the period prescrib ed for the purposes of section 29 (2) ( a) shall be 13 months 
from the actual date of filing of the new application.   
 
Details of foreign applications 
39.—(Deleted by S 366/2004 )  
 
Minimum documentation for search 
40.—(1) The documentation prescribed for the pu rposes of section 29 (3) and (6) (“minimum 
documentation”) shall consist of —  
 
(a) the patents issued by or registered in Singapore;   (b) the patent applications published in Singapore;  
 
(c) the “national patent documents” as specified in paragraph (2); and   (d) the published international (Paten t Co-operation Treaty) applications.  
 
(1A) The documentation prescribed for the purpo ses of section 38A (7) (“minimum documentation”) 
shall consist of —  
 
(a) the patents issued by or registered in Singapore;   (b) the patent applications published in Singapore;  
 
(c) the “national patent documents” as specified in paragraph (2); and   (d) the published international (Paten t Co-operation Treaty) applications.  
 
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) a nd (4), the “national patent documents” shall be the following:  
 
(a) the patents issued by Australia, France, th e former Reichspatentamt of Germany, Japan, 
Switzerland (in French and German languag es only), the United Kingdom and the United 
States of America;   
(b) the patents issued by the Fede ral Republic of Germany; and  
 (c) the patent applications, if any, publis hed in the countries referred to in sub-
paragraphs ( a) and ( b).  
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  (3) The patent documents of Japan, for which no abstracts in the English language are generally 
available, need not form part of the “minimum docum entation” referred to in paragraph (1) or (1A).   
 (4) Only those patents issued and those patent app lications published, after a date not more than 50 
years before the declared priority date or, where ther e is no declared priority date, the date of filing of 
the application being subjected to a search, need  form part of the “minimum documentation” 
referred to in paragraph (1) or (1A).    
Prescribed patent offices 
41.—The patent offices prescribed for the purposes of the definitions of “corresponding application” 
and “corresponding patent” in secti on 2 (1) and of section 29 (2) ( c) shall be —  
 
(a) those of Australia, Canada (in respect of a pplications for a Canadian patent filed in the 
English language), Japan, New Zealand, Re public of Korea, the United Kingdom and the 
United States of America; and  
 
(b) the European Patent Office (in respect of a pplications for a European patent filed in the 
English language).   
Request for examination report 
42.—(1) A request for an examination report under section 29 (2) ( c) (i), ( d) (i) or ( e) (i) or (4) shall 
be made on Patents Form 12.   
 (2) A request for an examination report under section 29 (2) ( c) (i), ( d) (i) or ( e) (i) shall not be treated 
as having been made unless the form required under paragraph (1) is accompanied by —   
(a) in the case of a request for an examination report under section 29 (2) ( c) (i), a copy of 
the search report referred to in section 29 (2) ( c) (i) together with each of the documents 
referred to in that search report;   (b) in the case of a request for an ex amination report under section 29 (2) ( d) (i), a copy of 
the international search report in respect of  the corresponding international application 
referred to in section 29 (2) ( d) (i) together with a copy of each of the documents referred to 
in that international search report;   (c) in the case of a request for an examination report under section 29 (2) ( e) (i), a copy of 
the international search report in respect of the application referred to in section 29 (2) ( e) (i) 
together with a copy of each of the documents re ferred to in that international search report;  
 (d) a list of references to the patent family  members as corresponding to each of the non-
English documents cited in the search report referred to in section 29 (2) ( c) (i) or the 
international search report referred to in section 29 (2) ( d) (i) or ( e) (i); and  
 
(e) where any list of references to the patent fam ily members referred to in sub-paragraph (d), 
or any part of that list, is in a language other th an English, an English translation of that list or 
part.   
(3) Where —  
 
(a) an applicant has filed a request for an examination report under section 29 (2) ( c) (i), 
(
d) (i) or ( e) (i); and  
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  (b) any document referred to in the search repor t or international search report, as the case 
may be, is in a language other than English,   
the Registrar may require the applicant to furnish, within such period as the Registrar may specify —  
 
(i) an English translation of the whole or any part of that document; and  
 (ii) a copy of a verification document —   
(A) made in accordance with the Registrar’s requirements; and  
 
(B) verifying that the translation corresponds to the original text of that document or 
part thereof.   
(4) Where an applicant fails to comply with the Registrar’s requirements under paragraph (3) (i) and 
(ii) within the period specified by the Registrar, th e request for an examination report shall be treated 
as having been abandoned.    
Reliance on international preliminary report on patentability 
42A. —A notice of intention to rely on an intern ational preliminary report on patentability under 
section 29 (2) ( e) (ii) shall be filed using Patents Form 11C.  
 
Period prescribed under section 29 (2) ( b) to ( e) or (4) 
43.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the peri od prescribed for filing a request for a search and 
examination report under section 29 (2) ( b) or a request for an examination report under section 29 (2) 
(c) (i), ( d) (i) or ( e) (i) or (4) shall be —  
 
(a) subject to sub-paragraph ( b), 21 months from —  
 
(i) the declared priority date; or   (ii) where there is no declared priority date, the date of filing of the application; or  
 
(b) where a new application is filed under section 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4), 21 months from the actual date of filing of the new application.   
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where the Registrar se nds the applicant a copy of the search report under 
section 29 (3) ( b) at any time later than one month before the expiry of the period prescribed under 
paragraph (1) ( a) or ( b), as the case may be, the period prescribed for filing a request for an 
examination report under section 29 (4) shall be  one month from the date of the Registrar's 
notification under section 29 (3) ( b).   
 (3) Where a request under sections 29 (7) and 30 (1) ( a) to extend a prescribed period under 
section 29 (2) ( b), (c) (i), ( d) (i) or ( e) (i) or (4) and the corresponding prescribed period under 
section 30 (1) ( a) is filed in accordance with rule 47A (1), the period prescribed for filing a request for 
a search and examination report under section 29 (2) ( b) or a request for an examination report under 
section 29 (2) ( c) (i), ( d) (i) or ( e) (i) or (4) shall be the prescribed extended period under 
section 29 (7) for performing that act.   
 
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), the period prescribed  for filing the prescribed information relating to a 
corresponding application under section 29 (2) ( c) (ii), the prescribed information relating to a 
corresponding international application under section 29 (2) ( d) (ii) or a notice in Patents Form 11C 
under section 29 (2) ( e) (ii) shall be —   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(a) subject to sub-paragraph ( b), 42 months from —  
 
(i) the declared priority date of the application; or   
(ii) where there is no declared priority date, the date of filing of the application; or  
 
(b) where a new application is filed under section 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4), 42 months from the actual date of filing of the new application,   
or the date on which section 30 (2) ( c) is complied with and the prescribed fee for the grant of a patent 
is paid in accordance with rule 47 (3), whichever is the earlier.   
 (5) Where a request under sections 29 (7) and 30 (1) ( a) to extend a prescribed period under 
section 29 (2) ( c) (ii), ( d) (ii) or ( e) (ii) and the corresponding pr escribed period under section 30 
(1) (a) is filed in accordance with rule 47A (1), the period prescribed for filing the prescribed 
information relating to a corresponding application under section 29 (2) ( c) (ii), the prescribed 
information relating to a corresponding international application under section 29 (2) ( d) (ii) or a 
notice in Patents Form 11C under section 29 (2) ( e) (ii) shall be —  
 
(a) subject to sub-paragraph ( b), 39 months from —  
 
(i) the declared priority date of the application; or   (ii) where there is no declared priority date, the date of filing of the application; or   
(b) where a new application is filed under section 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4), 39 months from 
the actual date of filing of the new application.   
Information prescribed under section 29 (2) ( c) (ii) or ( d) (ii) 
44.—(1) The information prescribed for the purposes of section 29 (2) ( c) (ii) or ( d) (ii) shall be —  
 
(a) that which is sufficient to indicate th e result of the corresponding application under 
section 29 (2) ( c) (ii) or corresponding international application under section 29 (2) ( d) (ii), 
as the case may be, and shall be in the form of —   
(i) a copy of the patent granted by the patent office in question which is —  
 
(A) duly certified by that patent office; or   (B) otherwise acceptable to the Registrar; or   
(ii) other documents, to the satisfaction of th e Registrar, setting out the final results of 
the search and examination as to substance and a copy of the patent claims referred to 
in the final results; and   
(b) any symbol of the International Patent Classification which has been or which in the 
opinion of the applicant should  be allocated to the application.  
 
(2) The information referred to in paragraph (1 ) shall be furnished in Patents Form 11B.   
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  Search procedure where 2 or more inventions claimed 
45.—(1) If during the preparation of a report under section 29 (2) ( a) or ( b) it appears that an 
application relates to 2 or more inventions, but th ey are not so linked as to form a single inventive 
concept, the search may be restricted to one in relatio n to the first invention sp ecified in the claims of 
the application, and the Registrar shall notify the applicant of that fact.   
 
(2) If the applicant desires a search to be conducte d in relation to a second or  subsequent invention 
specified in the claims, he shall, within 2 months from the date of the Registrar's notification referred 
to in paragraph (1), request on Patents Form 10 for a supplementary search report and pay the 
prescribed search fee for each invention in r espect of which the search is to be made.   
 
(3) If a new application for a patent is filed under sec tion 26 (11) in respect of any part of the matter 
contained in an earlier application for a patent, the applicant may, in lieu of complying with section 29 
(2) (a), notify the Registrar in writing that he intends to rely on —  
 
(a) any search report or supplementary search repor t established in the earlier application; or  
 (b) where the earlier application is an internati onal application for a patent (Singapore) that 
has entered the national  phase in Singapor e under section 86 (3), any international 
search report or international supplementary sear ch report established during the international 
phase of the earlier application.  
 
(4) Rule 42 (2), (3) and (4) shall apply to any requ est for an examination report that is filed by an 
applicant who relies on an international search re port or international supplementary search report 
under paragraph (3).    Written opinion of Examiner, etc. 
46.—(1) If during an examination under section 29 (5) or (6), the Examiner is of the opinion that —  
 
(a) the description, claims, or drawings are so  unclear, or the claims are so inadequately 
supported by the description,  that no meaningful opinion can be formed on —   
(i) the novelty or inventive step of the claimed invention; or  
 (ii) whether the claimed invention is capable of industrial application;   
(b) the invention defined in any claim —  
 
(i) does not appear novel;   (ii) does not appear to involve an inventive step; or   (iii) does not appear to be capable of industrial application;  
 
(c) the conditions specified in sections 13 and 25 (4) and (5) have not been complied with;  
 (d) the application discloses —   
(i) any additional matter referred to in section 84 (1); or  
 (ii) any matter extending beyond that disclosed  in the application for the patent as 
filed; or    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (e) a claim relates to an invention in respect of which no search has been completed, and he 
has decided not to carry out the examin ation in respect of that claim,  
 
the Examiner shall notify the Registrar in writing of that opinion and shall state fully the reasons for 
his opinion.   
 
(2) The Registrar shall, on receipt of the written opinion, forward the opinion as soon as possible to 
the applicant together with an invitation to the applicant to file a response thereto.   
 (3) The applicant may file a response to the wr itten opinion in Patents Form 13A containing —  
 
(a) written submissions on the Examiner’s opinion; or  
 
(b) an amendment of the specification of the application,   
and where the applicant wishes to make written submissions and amend the specification of the 
application, he shall do both at the same time.    (3A) Subject to paragraph (3B), where an amendment of the specification of the application is filed under paragraph (3), it shall be in the form of a copy of the specification with the amendment 
indicated in the following manner:  
 
(a) by striking through any text, figure or othe r matter to be replaced or deleted; and  
 (b) by underlining any replacement text, figure or other matter.   
(3B) Paragraph (3A) shall not apply if the amendm ent is filed using the electronic online system, and 
the amendment shall instead comply with practice di rections issued by the Registrar in place of the 
requirements of that paragraph.    (4) Any response under paragraph (3) to a first written opinion in respect of —   
(a) an examination report under section 29 (5); or  
 (b) a search and examination report under section 29 (6),   
shall be filed within 5 months from the date of  the Registrar’s notification enclosing the written 
opinion.   
 (5) Where the applicant has filed a response under paragraph (3) —   
(a) the Examiner may, in his discretion, issue a further written opinion to the Registrar stating fully the reasons for the opinion;  
 
(b) paragraphs (2) and (3) sh all accordingly apply; and  
 (c) any response under paragraph (3) to the fu rther written opinion shall be filed within 
5 months from the date of the Registrar’s notif ication enclosing the further written opinion.  
 
(6) In deciding whether to issue any further writ ten opinion, the Examiner may also take into 
consideration whether sufficient time remains for the applicant to respond to his written opinion and 
for him to draw up the examination report or the search and examination report.    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (7) A further opinion or report issued by the Exam iner need not take into account any response filed 
by the applicant after he has commenced drawing up his opinion or report.    (8) Subject to paragraphs (9) and (10), the Examin er shall send the search a nd examination report or 
examination report to the Registrar before the expiry of —  
 
(a) 39 months from —   
(i) the declared priority date; or   
(ii) where there is no declared priority date, the date of filing the application; or  
 
(b) where a new application is filed under section 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4), as the case may be, 39 months from the actual date of filing of the new application.   
(9) Where the applicant does not file a response within the period specifi ed in paragraph (4) or (5), the 
Examiner shall send the search and examination repor t or the examination report to the Registrar at 
the expiration of that period.    (10) Where the period for filing a request for a search and examination report under section 29 (2) 
(b) or a request for an examination report under section 29 (2) ( c) (i), ( d) (i) or ( e) (i) or (4) has been 
extended under section 29 (7), the Examiner shal l send the search and examination report or 
examination report to the Registrar before the expiry of —   
(a) 57 months from —   
(i) the declared priority date; or  
 (ii) where there is no declared priority date, the date of filing the application; or   
(b) where a new application is filed under section 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4), as the case may be, 57 months from the actual date of filing of the new application.  
 
Putting application in order 
47.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the period prescribed for the purposes of section 30 (1) ( a) shall be 
42 months from —   
(a) the declared priority date; or  
 (b) the date of filing of the application wh ere there is no declared priority date.  
 
(2) Where a new application is filed under section 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4), as the case may be, the 
period prescribed in paragraph (1) shall be 42 m onths from the actual date of filing of the new 
application.   
 (3) Payment of the prescribed fee for the grant of a patent must be accompanied by Patents Form 14 
duly completed and filed by the applicant.    
(4) Where the specification of the application for a patent has been amended or corrected since the 
filing of the application —    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (a) if any such amendment or correction is ma de before or at the time of compliance with 
paragraph (3), the applicant shall file a speci fication incorporating every such amendment and 
correction at the time of compliance with paragraph (3); and   (b) if any such amendment or correction is made after the time of compliance with 
paragraph (3), the applicant shall file  a sp ecification incorporating every such amendment 
and correction within such period as the Registrar may specify.   
(4A) The documents prescribed fo r the purposes of section 30 (2) ( c) shall be —  
 
(a) the completed Patents Form 14 filed under paragraph (3); and  
 (b) every specification required to  be filed under paragraph (4).  
 
(5) (Deleted by S 93/2007 )   
 
(5A) ( Deleted by S 93/2007 )   
 (6) No amendment or correction (other than an amendment or correction introduced in order to 
comply with the formal requirements) may be introduced in the specification to be filed under 
paragraph (4).   
 
(7) Paragraphs (4) and (6) shall not apply to an inte rnational application for a patent (Singapore) if the 
only amendment to the specification since the filing of the application was an amendment referred to 
in section 86 (6) of the Act which has been incorporat ed in the specification of the application before 
it was published in accordance with th e Patent Co-operation Treaty.   
 
Extension of prescribed periods under sections 29 (7) and 30 (1) ( a) 
47A. —(1) A request under sections 29 (7) and 30 (1) ( a) to extend a prescribed period under section 
29 (2) ( b), (c) (i) or (ii), ( d) (i) or (ii) or ( e) (i) or (ii) or (4) and the corresponding prescribed period 
under section 30 (1) ( a) shall be made on Patents Form 45A within —  
 
(a) subject to sub-paragraph ( b), 39 months from —  
 
(i) the declared priority date; or   (ii) where there is no declared priority date, the date of filing the application; or  
 
(b) where a new application is filed under section 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4), as the case may be, 39 months from the actual date of filing of the new application.   
(2) The extended period prescribed under section 29 (7) for filing a request for a search and examination report under section 29 (2) (b) or a reque st for an examination report under section 29 (2) 
(c) (i), ( d) (i) or ( e) (i) or (4) shall be —  
 
(a) subject to sub-paragraph ( b), 39 months from —  
 
(i) the declared priority date; or  
 
(ii) where there is no declared priority date, the date of filing the application; or   
(b) where a new application is filed under section 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4), as the case may be, 39 months from the actual date of filing of the new application.  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(3) The extended period prescribed under section 29 (7) for filing the prescribed information relating 
to a corresponding application under section 29 (2) ( c) (ii), the prescribed information relating to a 
corresponding international application under section 29 (2) (d) (ii) or a notice in Patents Form 11C 
under section 29 (2) ( e) (ii) shall be —  
 
(a) subject to sub-paragraph (b), 60 months from —   
(i) the declared priority date of the application; or   
(ii) where there is no declared priority date, the date of filing of the application; or  
 
(b) where a new application is filed under section 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4), as the case may be, 60 months from the actual date of filing of the new application,   
or the date on which section 30 (2) ( c) is complied with and the prescribed fee for the grant of a patent 
is paid in accordance with rule 47 (3), whichever is the earlier.   
 (4) For the purposes of section 30 (1) ( a), the extended prescribed period shall be —  
 
(a) subject to sub-paragraph ( b), 60 months from —  
 
(i) the declared priority date; or   (ii) where there is no declared priority date, the date of filing the application; or   
(b) where a new application is filed under section 20 (3), 26 (11) or 47 (4), as the case may 
be, 60 months from the actual date of filing of the new application.   
Application for amendment before grant 
48.—(1) Subject to rules 46 (3) and (3A) and 56 (1) and (3), an application for amendment of —  
 
(a) the request for the grant of a patent on Patents Form 1; or  
 (b) the description, claims, drawings and abstract,   
shall be made on Patents Form 13.   
 
(2) The application for amendment of a document referred to in paragraph (1) ( a) or ( b) shall be 
accompanied by a copy of that document with th e proposed amendment indicated therein in the 
following manner:   
(a) by striking through any text, figure or othe r matter to be replaced or deleted; and  
 
(b) by underlining any replacement text, figure or other matter.   
(3) (Deleted by S 93/2007 )   
 
(4) Paragraph (2) shall not apply if the application for amendment is to be filed using the electronic 
online system; and the application for amendment sha ll instead comply with practice directions issued 
by the Registrar in place of the requirements in th at paragraph, including the filing of such other 
document prepared in such manner as may be specified therein.     IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  Time for making amendments before grant 
49.—(1) The applicant may, of his own volition, ame nd the request for the grant of a patent at any 
time before payment of the fee for the grant of the patent.    (2) The applicant may, unless the Registrar othe rwise requires, of his own volition, amend the 
description, claims, drawings and abstract at any time before payment of the fee for the grant of a 
patent, except that any such application for amendment shall not be made —   
(a) after filing of the request for a search report referred to in section 29 (2) ( a) and 
before receipt of that report by the applicant;  
 
(b) after filing of the request for a search a nd examination report referred to in section 29 (2) 
(b) and before receipt of that report by the applicant; or  
 (c) after filing of the request for an examina tion report referred to in section 29 (2) (c) (i), 
(d) (i) or ( e) (i) or (4) and before receipt of that report by the applicant.  
 
Certificate of grant 
50.—A certificate of grant under section 35 (1) shall be in Certificate Form 1.  
 
 
PATENTS AFTER GRANT  
 
Renewal of patents 
51.—(1) If it is desired to keep a patent in force for a further year or part thereof after the expiration 
of the fourth or any succeeding year from the date  of filing an application for that patent as 
determined in accordance with section 26, section 116 (6) of the Patents Act (Cap. 221, 1995 Ed.) or 
section 117 (4), an application for its renewal, in respect of the next succeeding year, accompanied by 
the prescribed renewal fee for that year, shall be file d in the 3 months ending with the fourth or, as the 
case may be, succeeding anniversary of the date of filing.   
 (2) Where a patent is granted under section 30 after the expiry of the period of 45 months from the 
date of filing, the application for the renewal of the patent may be filed, and any renewal fees which 
have become due (including any fees due in respect of preceding years) may be paid, at any time up to 
the end of the period of 3 months from the date on which the patent is granted.   
 (2A) Where the Registrar has extended the term of a patent under section 36A after the expiry of the 
period of 20 years referred to in section 36 (1), an application for the renewal of the patent may be 
filed, and any renewal fees which have become due (including any fees due in respect of preceding 
years) may be paid, within 3 months from the date of  the certificate of extension of patent term issued 
under section 36A (11) in respect of the patent.   
 (3) An application for the renewal of a pa tent under this rule shall be filed —  
 
(a) on Patents Form 15; or  
 
(b) on Patents Form 53 if an entry has been made in the register under section 53 (2) that licences under the patent are to be available as of right.   
(3A) Payment of any additional fee for a late applic ation for the renewal of a patent referred to in 
section 36 (3) shall be made to the Regist ry together with Patents Form 16.   
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  (3B) On receipt by the Registrar of —  
 
(a) an application for the renewal of a patent th at is filed in accordance with the Act and these 
Rules; and   
(b) payment for the renewal fee and (if applicable ) the additional fee for late application, that 
is made in accordance with the Act and these Rules,   
the patent shall be renewed.    
(4) Where the period for payment of a renewal fee pur suant to paragraph (1) has expired, the Registrar 
shall, not later than one month from the last date fo r payment under that paragraph and if the fee still 
remains unpaid, send to the proprietor of the patent  a notice reminding him that payment is overdue 
and of the consequences of non-payment.    
(5) Where a patent to which section 117 (3) applies has never been renewed under paragraph (1), the 
application of section 36 (4) in relation to the patent is  modified to the extent that the Registrar is not 
required to send a notice reminding the proprietor of  the patent that the payment is overdue.   
 (6) The Registrar shall send a notice under paragraph (4) to —   
(a) the address in Singapore specified by the proprietor on payment of the last renewal fee; or  
 
(b) where another address in Singapore has b een notified to him for that purpose by the 
proprietor since the last renewal, that address,  
 
and, in any other case, the address for service entered in the register.   
 (7) Payment of the additional fee referred to in section 36 (3) shall be made on Patents Form 16 and 
shall be accompanied by the additional fee prescribed  for late payment, and shall also be accompanied 
by Patents Form 15 together with the corresponding renewal fee.    
(8) (Deleted by S 300/2000 )   
 
Extension of term of patent 
51A. —(1) For the purposes of section 36A (10), an app lication to extend the term of a patent under 
section 36A (1) ( a) or ( b) shall be —  
 
(a) made on Patents Form 54 within 6 months fro m the date of the grant of the patent; and  
 
(b) accompanied by —  
 
(i) the prescribed fee; and  
 
(ii) all documentary evidence which the app licant wishes to rely on to support the 
application.  
 (2) For the purposes of section 36A (10), an appli cation to extend the term of a patent under 
section 36A (1) ( c) shall be —  
 
(a) made on Patents Form 54 —   
(i)  within 6 months from —   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(A) the date of the grant of the patent; or   (B) the date marketing approval was obtained,   
whichever is the later;  
 (ii) not later than 6 months before the e nd of the period of 20 years referred to in 
section 36 (1); and   
(iii) in any case, while the patent is still in force; and  
 
(b) accompanied by —   
(i) the prescribed fee;  
 
(ii) a certificate under section 36A (7); and   (iii) all other documentary evidence which the applicant wishes to rely on to support the application.   
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) ( b) or (2) ( b), the Registrar may direct an applicant for an extension 
of the term of a patent to produce, within such  period as the Registrar may specify, such additional 
evidence in support of the application as the Registrar may reasonably require.    (4) A certificate of extension of patent term under sec tion 36A (11) shall be in Certificate Form 2.   
 
Amendment of specification after grant 
52.—(1) An application to the Registrar for leave to amend the specification of a patent shall be made 
on Patents Form 17 and shall be advertised by public ation of the application and the reasons for the 
proposed amendment in the journal and in such othe r manner, if any, as the Registrar may direct.   
 
(2) Any person wishing to oppose the application to am end shall, within 2 months from the date of the 
advertisement in the journal, file notice to the Registrar on Patents Form 18.   
 (3) Such notice shall be accompanied by a copy th ereof and be supported by a statement setting out 
fully the facts upon which the opponent relies and th e relief which he seeks. The Registrar shall send a 
copy of the notice and of the st atement to the applicant.   
 (4) Within 2 months from the date of the Regist rar’s letter forwarding such copies to him, the 
applicant shall, if he wishes to continue with th e application, file a c ounter-statement on Patents 
Form 3 setting out fully the grounds upon which th e opposition is resisted; and the Registrar shall 
send a copy of the counter-statement to the opponent.   
 
(5) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.    (6) An application under this rule shall be acco mpanied by a copy of the specification with the 
proposed amendment indicated therein in the following manner:  
 
(a) by striking through any text, figure or othe r matter to be replaced or deleted; and  
 (b) by underlining any replacement text, figure or other matter.  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(6A) ( Deleted by S 93/2007 )   
 (7) Where notice of opposition has been filed, the Re gistrar, in determining whether leave to amend 
should be granted, may cause the patent as proposed to  be amended to be examined by an examiner to 
determine whether the amendment is allowable unde r section 84 (3), in which case the application for 
leave to amend together with the notice of oppos ition, the accompanying statement and any counter-
statement, shall be taken into consideration by the examiner during his examination.   
 (8) Where leave to amend a specification is given, th e applicant shall, if the Registrar so requires, and 
within a time to be fixed by him, file a new spec ification as amended, which shall be prepared in 
accordance with rules 19, 21 and 23.    (8A) ( Deleted by S 93/2007 )   
 
(8B) No amendment or correction (other than an  amendment or correction introduced in order to 
comply with rule 19, 21 or 23) may be intr oduced in the new specification to be filed 
under paragraph (8).    (9) Where no notice of opposition is received by th e Registrar under paragraph (2) or where such 
notice fails to comply with paragraph (3) and the Re gistrar is satisfied with the reasons for making the 
proposed amendments, he may give leave to the appl icant to amend the specification of the patent.   
 (10) Where an application to amend is filed using the electronic online system —   
(a) paragraph (6) shall not apply to the application; and  
 
(b) the application shall instead comply with pr actice directions issued by the Registrar in 
place of the requirements under that paragraph.   
Search and examination after grant 
52A. —(1) A request for a search and examination report under section 38A (1) shall be made on 
Patents Form 55 and shall be accompanied by —  
 
(a) the prescribed fee;   (b) a statement —  
 
(i) identifying each ground under section 38A (1) on which the request has been made; and   (ii) explaining how that ground has been satisfied; and   
(c) each observation or document referred  to in section 38A (3), if any.  
 
(2) Where the Registrar grants a request under section 38A (1), he shall forward to the Examiner —  
 
(a) the request;  
 
(b) the statement referred to in paragraph (1) ( b); and  
 (c) any observation or document filed unde r section 38A (3) and paragraph (1).  
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  (3) If during the preparation of a report under section 38A in respect of any claim or claims in the 
specification of a patent, it appears that the claim or claims relate to 2 or more inventions which are 
not so linked as to form a single inventive concept —   
(a) the search and examination may be restricted to the first invention specified in the claim or 
claims; and  
 (b) the Registrar shall notify —   
(i) the proprietor of the patent; and  
 
(ii) where the request under section 38A (1 ) was not filed by the proprietor, the 
person who filed the request,   
of that fact.  
 
(4) If —   
(a) the proprietor of the patent; or   (b) where the request under section 38A (1) was not filed by the proprietor, the person who 
filed the request,  
 
desires a search and examination to be conducted in relation to a second or subsequent invention 
specified in the claim or claims, he shall, within 2 months from the date of the Registrar's notification 
referred to in paragraph (3), re quest on Patents Form 55 for a supplementary search and examination 
report and pay the prescribed search and examination fee for each invention in respect of which the 
search and examination is to be made.    (5) If during an examination under section 38A, the Examiner is of the opinion that —   
(a) the description, claim or claims, or drawings are so unclear, or the claim or claims are so 
inadequately supported by the description, that  no meaningful opinion can be formed on —  
 
(i) the novelty or inventive step of the claimed invention; or  
 
(ii) whether the claimed invention is capable of industrial application;  
 
(b) the conditions specified in requirements of sections 13 and 25 (4) and (5) have not been 
complied with; or  
 
(c) the specification of the patent discloses —  
 
(i) any additional matter referred to in section 84 (1); or  
 
(ii) any matter extending beyond that disclosed  in the application for the patent as 
filed,  
 
the Examiner shall notify the Registrar in writing of that opinion and shall state fully the reasons for 
his opinion.    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (6) The Registrar shall, on receipt of the written opinion, forward the opinion as soon as possible to 
the proprietor of the patent, togeth er with an invitation to the proprietor to file a response to the 
opinion.    (7) The proprietor of the patent may file a r esponse to the written opinion in Patents Form 13A 
containing —  
 
(a) written submissions on the Examiner’s opinion; or  
 (b) a proposed amendment of the specification of the patent,  
 
and where the proprietor wishes to make written submissions and propose an amendment of the 
specification of the patent, he shall do both at the same time.   
 
(7A) Subject to paragraph (7B), where a proposed amendment of the specification of the patent is 
filed under paragraph (7), it shall be in the form of a copy of the specifi cation with the proposed 
amendment indicated in the following manner:   
(a) by striking through any text, figure or othe r matter to be replaced or deleted; and  
 (b) by underlining any replacement text, figure or other matter.  
 
(7B) Paragraph (7A) shall not apply if the propo sed amendment is filed using the electronic online 
system, and the proposed amendment shall instead comply with practice directions issued by the 
Registrar in place of the requirements of that paragraph.    
(8) Any response under paragraph (7) to a written opi nion in respect of a search and examination 
report under section 38A shall be filed within 3 mont hs from the date of the Registrar’s notification 
enclosing the written opinion.    (9) Where the proprietor of a patent has filed a response under paragraph (7) —   
(a) the Registrar shall forward the response to the Examiner; and  
 (b) the Examiner shall consider the response a nd prepare the search and examination report.  
 
(10) Where the proprietor of a patent does not f ile a response under paragraph (7) within the period 
specified in paragraph (8) —  
 
(a) the Registrar shall notify the Examiner accordingly; and   (b) the Examiner shall prepare the search and examination report.   
(11) The Examiner shall send the sear ch and examination report to the Registrar before the expiry of 
10 months from the date the Registrar forwarded th e request under section 38A (1) to the Examiner.   
 (12) Upon receiving the search and examination repor t, the Registrar shall pr oceed in accordance with 
section 38A (9).   
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  Restoration of lapsed patent 
53.—(1) An application under section 39 for the restoration of a patent —  
 
(a) may be made at any time within 30 months from the day on which it ceased to have effect; 
and  
 
(b) shall be made on Patents Form 19 together w ith a statutory declaration or affidavit setting 
out the grounds for the application a nd the evidence in support thereof,  
 
and the Registrar shall publish in the journal notice of the making of the application.   
 
(1A) Where the application is for the restoration of a patent to which section 117 (3) applies, the 
evidence referred to in paragraph (1) ( b) shall include —  
 
(a) that which establishes that the patent remain ed in force in the Un ited Kingdom at the time 
the first renewal was due if the patent had never been renewed under the Act; and  
 (b) a statutory declaration stating that the patent has not been revoked in the United Kingdom.   
(2) If, upon consideration of the grounds and evidence, the Registrar is not satisfied that a case for an 
order under section 39 has been made out, he sha ll notify the applicant accordingly and, unless within 
one month from the date of the Registrar's notificatio n the applicant requests to be heard in the matter, 
the Registrar shall refuse the application.    (3) If the applicant requests a heari ng within the time allowed, the Registrar shall, after giving the 
applicant an opportunity of being heard, determin e whether the application shall be allowed or 
refused.   
 (4) If the Registrar decides to allow the applicati on, he shall notify the applicant accordingly and 
require him, within 2 months from the date of the Registrar's notification to  h i m ,  t o  f i l e  P a t e n t s  
Form 20 accompanied by the prescribed additional fee, together with Patents Form 15, duly 
completed, and the amount of any unpaid renewal fe e, upon receipt of which the Registrar shall order 
the restoration of the patent and publish the fact in the journal.   
 (5) Paragraph (1) ( a) as amended by the Patents (Amendment) Rules 1997 shall also apply to any 
patent to which section 117 (3) applies which had ceased to have effect before 1st April 1997.   
 Modified application of section 39 to patent to which section 117 (3) applies 
53A. —Where a patent to which section 117 (3) appli es has never been renewed under rule 51 (1), the 
application of section 39 (5) in relation to the patent is modified to the extent that the Registrar may, 
apart from the ground stated in section 39 (5), by orde r restore the patent if the Registrar is satisfied 
that the failure to pay any renewal fee was unint entional and the proprietor of the patent has good 
cause for failing to renew the patent  within the period prescribed.  
 
Surrender of patents 
54.—(1) A notice of an offer under section 40 by a proprietor of a patent to surrender his patent shall 
be given on Patents Form 21 and shall be adve rtised by the Registrar in the journal.   
 
(2) At any time within 2 months from the date of  the advertisement, any person may give notice of 
opposition to the surrender to the Registrar on Patents Form 22.    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (3) Such notice of opposition shall be accompanied by a copy thereof and be supported by a statement 
setting out fully the facts upon which the opponent re lies and the relief which he seeks. The Registrar 
shall send a copy of the notice and of the st atement to the proprietor of the patent.   
 (4) Within 2 months from the date of the Regist rar’s letter forwarding the copies of the notice and 
statement, the proprietor of the patent shall, if he wishes to continue with the surrender, file a counter-
statement on Patents Form 3 setting out fully the grounds upon which the oppo sition is resisted; and 
the Registrar shall send a copy of the counter-statement to the opponent.   
 (5) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.   
 
 
REGISTER AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS  
 
Register of patents 55.—(1) The Registrar shall maintain an electronic fo rm of the register to which access may be gained 
using the electronic online system.    (1A) No entry shall be made in the register in respect of any application for a patent before the 
application has been published in accordance with section 27.   
 
(2) Upon such publication, the Registrar shall cause to be entered in the register —   
(a) the name and address of the applicant or applicants;   
(b) the name and address of the person or persons stated by the applicant or applicants to be 
believed to be the inventor or inventors;   (c) the title of the invention;   (d) the date of filing and the file number of the application for the patent;  
 
(e) the date of filing and the file number of  any application declared for the purposes of 
section 17 (2) and the country in or fo r which the application was made;  
 (f) the date on which the application was published;  
 
(g) the address for service of the applicant or applicants; and   (h) the symbol or symbols of the International Patent  Classification allocated to the application.   
(3) The Registrar shall also cause to  be entered in the register —  
 
(a) (Deleted by S 132/97 )  
 (b) the date on which the application is wit hdrawn, treated as having been abandoned, treated 
as having been withdrawn, refused or treated as having been refused;  
 (c) the date on which the patent is granted;    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (d) the name and address of the person or persons to  whom the patent is granted if different to 
the entries made in accordance with paragraph (2) ( a);  
 (e) the address for service, if different to th e entry made in accordance with paragraph (2) ( g);  
 
(f) notice of any transaction, instrument or  event referred to in section 43 (3);  
 (g) the date of renewal of the patent, if any;   (ga) the date of any application under secti on 36A to extend the term of the patent;  
 
(gb) the period of the extension of the term of the patent under section 36A, if any;   (gc) the date of any search and examin ation report issued under section 38A;  
 
(h) the cessation of the patent, if any;  
 (i) the restoration of the patent, if any;   (j) particulars of any decision to revoke the patent; and   
(k) particulars of any court order in relation to the patent.  
 
(4) The Registrar may at any time enter in the regist er such other particulars as he may think fit.   
 
Alteration or correction of name , address or address for service 
56.—(1) A request by any person, upon the alteration of  his name, for that alteration to be entered in 
the register or on any application or other documen t filed at the Registry shall be made on Patents 
Form 23.    (2) Before acting on a request to alter a name, the Re gistrar may require such pr oof of the alteration as 
he thinks fit.   
 
(3) A request by a person for —   
(a) the alteration of his address or address for service; or   
(b) the correction of any error in his name, address or address for service,  
 
as entered in the register or on any application or other document filed at the Registry, shall be made 
on Patents Form 23.    (4) If the Registrar is satisfied that any request to alter or correct any name, address or address for 
service may be allowed, he shall cause the register, application or other document to be altered or 
corrected accordingly.    
Application for registration of transaction, etc. 
57.—(1) An application to register, or to give notice to the Registrar of, any transaction, instrument or 
event to which section 43 applies shall be made on Patents Form 24.   
 (2) Subject to paragraph (3), an application unde r paragraph (1) in respect of any transaction, 
instrument or event referred to in section 43 (3) ( a), (b), (c) or ( d) shall, for —  
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  (a) each party to the transaction or instrument; or  
 (b) each person —   
(i) giving assent; or  
 
(ii) on whom any patent, application for a patent or right is to be vested,   
under section 43 (3) ( d),  
 
be accompanied by a declaration of authorisation in Patents Form 41 in respect of that party or 
person.    (3) An application under paragraph (1) in respect of any transaction, instrument or event referred to in 
section 43 (3) ( a), (b), (c) or ( d) need not be accompanied by a declaration of authorisation in Patents 
Form 41 in respect of a party or pers on referred to in paragraph (2) if —  
 
(a) a declaration of authorisation in Patents Fo rm 41 which was filed earlier in respect of that 
party or person is in sufficiently wide terms to  cover that transaction, instrument or event;  
 (b) that party or person is the person making the application; or  
 
(c) the person making the applicati on complies with paragraph (4).  
 
(4) If —   
(a) paragraph (2) is not co mplied and sub-paragraphs ( a) and ( b) of paragraph (3) do not 
apply;  
 
(b) paragraph (2) does not apply; or  
 
(c) the Registrar so directs,  
 
the person making an application un der paragraph (1) shall lodge with the Registrar, within such 
period as the Registrar may specify —   
(i) a copy of any document establishing the tran saction, instrument or event which is —  
 
(A) duly certified; or   (B) otherwise acceptable to the Registrar; or   
(ii) a copy each of such extracts from such  documents as are sufficient to establish the 
transaction, instrument or event which is —  
 
(A) duly certified; or   (B) otherwise acceptable to the Registrar.  
 
Request for correction of errors 
58.—(1) Without prejudice to rule 56 (3), a request for the correction of each error in the register or in 
any document filed at the Registry in connection wi th registration shall be made on Patents Form 23;  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  and the correction shall be clearly identified on a doc ument filed together with the form or, if not, on 
the form itself.    (2) Where a request is sought to correct the same er ror in both the register and any document filed at 
the Registry in connection with the registration, the request may be made on a single form.   
 
(3) The Registrar may call for such written explanati on of the reasons for the request or evidence in 
support of it as he may require in order to satisfy hi mself that there is an error and, upon being so 
satisfied, shall make such correction as may be ag reed between the proprietor of the patent or 
applicant and the Registrar.   
 
(4) This rule is without prejudice to the power of the Registrar to correct any entry in the register 
which is attributable wholly or in part to an error, default or omission on the part of the Registry.   
 
Inspection of register, etc. 
59.—Any person may, upon payment of the applicable fee referred to in the First Schedule, make use 
of the electronic online system —   
(a) to inspect the register; or   (b) to search and retrieve —  
 
(i) published patents specifications in respect of a patent or application for a patent;  
 (ii) an entry in the register; or   
(iii) information as to the renewal of a patent.  
 
Inspection of register 
60.—(Deleted by S 300/2000 )  
 
Advertisement of matters contained in register 
61.—The Registrar may arrange for the publication a nd advertisement of such things done under the 
Act or these Rules in relation to the register as he may think fit.   
Entries in respect of right to a patent 
62.—On the reference to the Registrar of a question unde r section 20 (1) or 47 (1), he shall, subject to 
rule 55 (1A), cause an entry to be made in the regi ster of the fact and of such other information 
relating to the reference as he may think fit.   
Certificates and copies supplied by Registrar 
63.—(1) Upon request made on Patents Form 26 and payment of the appropriate fee, but subject to 
paragraph (3), the Registrar shall supply —  
 
(a) a certified copy or certified extract falling within section 45;   (b) a copy of an entry in or an extract from the register or a copy of or an extract from 
anything referred to in section 45, certified by the impression of a rubber stamp; and  
 
(c) a certificate for the purposes of section 45.   
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  from the register or an uncertified copy of or an uncertified extract from anything referred to in 
section 45.    (3) The restrictions on making documents available fo r inspection contained in rule 93 (4) shall apply 
equally to the supply by the Registrar under this rule  of copies of or extracts from such documents or 
requests as are referred to in rule 93 (4); and nothi ng in this rule shall be construed as imposing upon 
the Registrar the duty of supplying copies of or extracts from any document or file of a description referred to in rule 93 (5).    
Orders or directions by court 
64.—(1) Where any order or direction has been made or given by the court —  
 
(a) transferring a patent or application or  any right in or under it to any person;  
 (b) that an application should pro ceed in the name of any person;  
 
(c) allowing the proprietor of a patent to amend the specification; or   (d) revoking a patent,   
the person in whose favour the order is made or the direction is given —  
 
(i) shall file Patents Form 27 accompanied by a copy of the order or direction; and   (ii) if the Registrar so requires and before a time limit fixed by him, shall file a specification as amended (prepared in accordance with rules 19, 21 and 23).  
 
(2) Upon a filing under paragraph (1), the specification shall be amended or the register rectified or 
altered, as the case may require.     
ENTITLEMENT TO PATENT 
 
Reference to Registrar of right to patent 
65.—(1) A reference under section 47 (1) shall be ma de on Patents Form 2 and shall be accompanied 
by a copy thereof and a statement setting out fully the nature of the question, the facts upon which the 
person making the reference relies and the order which he is seeking.   
 (2) The Registrar shall send a copy of the referen ce and statement to every person who is not a party 
to the reference being —  
 
(a) a person who is shown on the register as having any right in or under the patent;  
 (b) a person who has given notice to the Registra r of a relevant transaction, instrument or 
event; or  
 
(c) a person who is alleged in the reference to be entitled to a right in or under the patent.  
 
(3) If any person who is sent a copy of the refe rence and statement under paragraph (2) wishes to 
oppose the making of the order sought (“the opponent”), he shall, within 2 months from the date of 
the Registrar's letter forwarding such copies to hi m, file a counter-statement on Patents Form 3 
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  statement to the person making the reference and to t hose recipients of the copy of the reference and 
statement who are not party to  the counter-statement.   
 (4) The person making the reference or any such reci pient may, within 2 months from the date of the 
Registrar’s letter forwarding the copy of the counter -statement, file evidence in support of his case 
and shall send a copy of the evidence —  
 
(a) in any case, to the opponent; and   (b) in the case of evidence filed by such a recipient, to the person making the reference.  
 
(5) Within 2 months from the date of receipt of th e copy of such evidence or , if no such evidence is 
filed, within 2 months from the expiration of the time within which the copy of such evidence could 
have been filed, the opponent may file evidence in  support of his case and shall send a copy of that 
evidence to the person making the reference and to those recipients; and, within 2 months from the 
date of receipt of the copy of the opponent’s eviden ce, that person or any of those recipients may file 
further evidence confined to matters strictly in reply and shall send a copy of it to the persons 
mentioned in paragraph (4) ( a) and ( b).   
 (6) No further evidence shall be filed by any party except by leave or direction of the Registrar.   
 
(7) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.    
Application for authorisation to carry out directions 
66.—(1) An application under section 47 (3) for author ity to do anything on behalf of a person to 
whom directions have been given under section 47 (2) ( d) shall be made on Patents Form 4 and shall 
be accompanied by a copy thereof and a statement setting out fully the facts upon which the applicant relies and the nature of the authorisation sought.    (2) The Registrar shall send a copy of the applica tion and statement to the person alleged to have 
failed to comply with the directions.   
 
(3) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.    
Time limits for making new application 
67.—Where the Registrar orders that a new applica tion may be made under section 47 (4), it shall be 
made within 3 months from the day on which the time for appealing from that order expires without 
an appeal being brought or, where an appeal is brought, from the day on which it is finally disposed 
of.   
Request for licence to continue working new patent 
68.—(1) Where an order is made under section 47 that a patent shall be transferred to one or more 
persons none of whom was an old proprietor of it or  that a person other than an old proprietor may 
make a new application for a patent, a request und er section 48 (3) for the grant of a licence to 
continue working or, as the case may be, to work th e invention shall be made within 2 months from 
the date of notification by the Registrar of the making of the order.   
 
(2) Where such an order is made, the Registrar sha ll notify the old proprietor or proprietors, and their 
licensees of whom he is aware, of the making of the order.    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  Reference as to entitlement to grant of licence 
69.—(1) Where a question is referred to the Registra r under section 48 (5) as to whether any person is 
entitled to be granted a licence or whether the period or terms of a licence are reasonable, the reference shall be made on Patents Form 6 and shall be accompanied by a copy thereof and a 
statement setting out fully the facts upon which the person making the reference relies and the terms 
of the licence which he is prepared to accept or grant.   
 (2) The Registrar shall send a copy of the reference and statement to the new proprietor or proprietors 
and every person claiming to be entitled to be grante d a licence, in either case not being the person 
who makes the reference, and if any recipient does not agree to gr ant or accept a licence for such 
period and upon such terms, he shall, within 2 months from the date of the Registrar's letter 
forwarding such copies to him, file a counter-s tatement on Patents Form 3 setting out fully the 
grounds of his objection and the Registrar shall send a copy of the counter-statement to the person 
making the reference.    
(3) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.    
 
LICENCES OF RIGHT 
 
Entry in register of licence of right 70.—(1) An application under section 53 (1) shall be made on Patents Form 28.   
 (2) Every entry made in the register consequent up on such an application shall be published in the 
journal and in such other manner (if any) as the Registrar thinks necessary.   
 
Settlement of terms of licence of right 
71.—(1) An application under section 53 (3) ( a) or ( b) shall be made on Patents Form 29 together 
with —   
(a) in the case of an application by the proprie tor of the patent, one copy of a draft of the 
licence he proposes and of a statement of the facts he relies on; and  
 (b) in the case of an application by any other pe rson, one copy of a draft of the licence he 
seeks.   
(2) The Registrar shall —  
 
(a) in the case of an application by the proprieto r, send a copy of Patents Form 29 and a copy 
of the documents filed under paragraph (1) ( a) to the person to whom the proprietor proposes 
to grant the licence; and   
(b) in the case of an application by any other person, send a copy of Patents Form 29 and a 
copy of the documents filed under paragraph (1) ( b) to the proprietor.  
 
(3) Within 2 months from the date when the doc uments are sent to him under paragraph (2) —  
 
(a) in the case of an application by the propr ietor, the person referred to in paragraph (2) 
(a) may file a counter-statement on Patents Form 3 setting out fully the grounds of his 
objection; and    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (b) in the case of an application by any othe r person, the proprietor may file a statement 
setting out fully the grounds of his objection,   
and, if he does so, he shall at th e same time send a copy of the st atement or counter-statement, as the 
case may be, to the other party.   
 
(4) Within 2 months from the date when a statement under paragraph (3) ( b) is sent to him, the person 
therein referred to may file a counter-statement on Pa tents Form 3; and, if he does so, he shall at the 
same time send a copy of the counte r-statement to the proprietor.   
 
(5) No further statement or counter-statement sha ll be served by either party without the leave or 
direction of the Registrar.    (6) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.   
 
Cancellation of entry in register as to licence of right by proprietor 
72.—An application under section 54 (1) sha ll be made on Patents Form 30.  
 
Cancellation of entry in register as to licence of right by third party 
73.—(1) An application under section 54 (3) shall be  made on Patents Form 30 within 2 months from 
the date of publication in the journal of the releva nt entry and shall be accomp anied by a copy of the 
application supported by a statement setting out fully the nature of the claimant’s interest and the 
facts upon which he relies.    (2) The Registrar shall send a copy of the applicati on and statement to the proprietor of the patent.   
 
Procedure as to cancellation of entry in register as to licence of right 
74.—(1) Every application under section 54 (1) or (3) sh all be advertised in the journal and the period 
within which notice of opposition to the cancellation of an entry may be gi ven under section 54 (7) 
shall be 2 months from the date of the advertisement.    
(2) Such notice of opposition sh all be given on Patents Form 31 and shall be accompanied by a 
supporting statement setting out fully the facts upon which the opponent relies.   
 (3) The Registrar shall send a copy of the notice a nd statement to the applicant for cancellation of the 
entry who, if he desires to proceed with the appli cation, shall, within 2 months from the date of the 
Registrar’s letter forwarding such  copies to him, file a counte r-statement on Patents Form 3 
setting out fully the grounds on which the opposition is  contested and the Registrar shall send a copy 
of the counter-statement to the opponent.    (4) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.   
 
Action by Registrar on cancellation in register as to licence of right 
75.—(1) Where the Registrar has received an applicati on from the proprietor of a patent to cancel an 
entry in the register under section 54 (1), the Regist rar shall notify the proprietor of the patent who 
shall, within 2 months from the date of the Regi strar’s notification to him, pay fees equal to the 
amount of the balance of all renewal fees which woul d have been payable if the entry had not been 
made.    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (2) Upon receipt of the fees under paragraph (1), the Re gistrar may proceed to cancel the entry if he is 
satisfied that there is no existing licence under the pa tent or that all licensees under the patent consent 
to the application.    (3) Where the Registrar cancels an en try in the register in respect of a patent under section 54 (3), the 
Registrar shall notify the proprietor of the patent who shall, within 2 months from the date of the 
Registrar’s notification to him, pay fees equal to the amount of the balance of all renewal fees which 
would have been payable if the entry had not been made.    (4) Patents Form 15 shall be filed with the Registry wh en fees are paid to the Registry under this rule.   
 
 
 
INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS 
 
Particulars prescribed under section 66 (4) 
75A. —A written notice to an importer under section 66 (4) shall contain the following particulars:  
 
(a) a statement that the notice is issu ed in accordance with section 66 (4);  
 (b) the patent number (or P-No.) of the patent relied on, as stated in the certificate of grant;  
 (c) the date of filing of the application purs uant to which that patent was granted;  
 
(d) the date on which that patent was granted;  
 (e) the name and address of each proprietor of that patent;   (f) the address for service of the proprietor or proprietors, as the case may be;  
 
(g) the name and address of the person referred to in section 66 (3) ( b) (ii);  
 (h) a detailed statement explaining how the impor t of the patented product by the importer 
would result in the product being distributed in breach of the contract referred to in 
section 66 (3) ( b);  
 (i) the text of all clauses in the contract referred to in section 66 (3) ( b) which are relied on or 
referred to in the statement under paragraph ( h).  
  
INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS BEFORE REGISTRAR 
 
Reference to Registrar for determination of infringement 
76.—(1) Where a reference is made to the Registra r under section 67 (3), the parties thereto shall 
make it on Patents Form 32, accompanied by a joint statement giving full particulars of the matters which are in dispute and of those on which they are in agreement.    (2) The procedure set out in this rule shall apply unl ess the only matter stated in the reference to be in 
dispute is the validity of any pa tent or part of a patent.   
 (3) The party to the dispute who is  the proprietor of the patent or an exclusive licensee of the patent 
(such party being referred to in this rule and rule 77 as the plaintiff)  shall, if he desires to proceed with  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  the reference, within 14 days from making the referen ce, file a statement giving full particulars of his 
case on the matters in dispute and shall at the same time send a copy of the statement to the other party to the dispute.    (4) Within 2 months from the date of receipt by th e other party to the dispute of the copy of the 
plaintiff’s statement, the other party (referred to in this rule and rule 77 as the defendant) shall, if he 
wishes to contest the plaintiff’s case, file a counte r-statement on Patents Form 3 setting out fully the 
grounds on which he contests the plaintiff’s case and shall at the same time send a copy of the counter-statement to the plaintiff.    
(5) If the defendant alleges in his counter-statement that the patent or any part of it alleged by the 
plaintiff to have been infringed is not valid, the plai ntiff shall, if he wishes to contest the defendant’s 
allegation, within 2 months from the date of re ceipt of the counter-statement, file a further 
statement setting out fully the grounds on which he contests the defendant’s allegation and shall at the 
same time send a copy of the further statement to the defendant.   
 
(6) Subject to such directions as the Registrar may give, the plaintiff may, within 2 months from the date of receipt of the counter-statement, or, if he  has filed a further statement under paragraph (5), 
within 2 months thereof, file evidence in suppor t of his case and shall send a copy thereof to the 
defendant.    
(7) Within 2 months from the date of receipt of the copy of the plaintiff’s evidence or, if the plaintiff 
does not file any evidence, within 2 months from the expiration of the time within which such 
evidence could have been filed, the defendant may file evidence in support of his case and shall send a 
copy of that evidence to the plainti ff; and, within 2 months from the date of receipt of the copy of the 
defendant’s evidence, the plaintiff may file further evidence confined to matters strictly in reply and 
shall send a copy of it to the defendant.   
 (8) No further evidence shall be filed by either part y except by leave or direction of the Registrar.   
 (9) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.   
 
Procedure where validity of patent is in dispute 
77.—(1) Where the only matter stated in the referen ce made under section 67 (3) to be in dispute is 
the validity of any patent or part of a patent, th e procedure set out in this rule shall apply.   
 
(2) The defendant shall, if he wishes to contest the plaintiff’s case, within 14 days from making the 
reference, file a statement giving full particulars of  the grounds on which he alleges that the patent or 
part of the patent is invalid and shall at the same ti me send a copy of the statement to the plaintiff.   
 (3) The plaintiff shall, if he wishes to contest the defendant's allegation, within 2 months from the date 
of receipt of the defendant’s statement, file a counter-statement on Patents Form 3 giving full 
particulars of the grounds on which he contests the de fendant’s allegations, and shall at the same time 
send a copy of it to the defendant.    (4) Subject to such directions as the Registrar ma y think fit to give, the defendant may, within 
2 months from the date of receipt of the plaintiff’ s counter-statement, file ev idence in support of his 
case, and shall send a copy of it to the plaintiff.   
 (5) Within 2 months from the date of receipt of the copy of the defendant’s evidence or, if the 
defendant does not file any evidence, within 2 m onths from the expiration of the time within which 
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  send a copy of that evidence to the defendant; and, within 2 months from the date of receipt of the 
copy of the plaintiff’s evidence, the defendant may f ile further evidence confined to matters strictly in 
reply and shall send a copy of it to the plaintiff.    (6) No further evidence shall be filed by either part y except by leave or direction of the Registrar.   
 
(7) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.    
Application for declaration as to non-infringement 
78.—(1) An application to the Registrar under section 78 for a declaration that an act does not, or a 
proposed act would not, constitute an infringement of  a patent shall be made on Patents Form 33 and 
shall be accompanied by a copy thereof and a statement setting out fully the facts upon which the 
applicant relies as showing that section 78 (1) ( a) and ( b) have been complied with and the relief 
which he seeks.   
 
(2) The Registrar shall send a copy of the statement to the proprietor of the patent who shall, if he 
wishes to contest the application, within 2 months from the date of the Registrar’s letter forwarding 
such copy to him, file a counter-statement on Pate nts Form 3 setting out fully the grounds on which he 
contests the applicant’s case and shall at the same time send a copy thereof to the applicant.   
 
(3) Subject to such directions as the Registrar ma y think fit to give, the applicant may, within 
2 months from the date of receipt of the copy of th e counter-statement, file evidence in support of his 
application and shall send a copy thereof to the proprietor of the patent.    (4) Within 2 months from the date of receipt of the copy of the applican t’s evidence or, if the 
applicant does not file any evidence, within 2 m onths from the expiration of the time within which 
such evidence could have been filed, the proprietor of the patent may file evidence in support of his 
case and shall send a copy of that evidence to the a pplicant; and, within 2 months from the date of 
receipt of the copy of the proprietor’s evidence, th e applicant may file furt her evidence confined to 
matters strictly in reply and shall send a copy of it to the proprietor.   
 
(5) No further evidence shall be filed by either part y except by leave or direction of the Registrar.   
 (6) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.    
 
REVOCATION OF PATENTS 
 
Application for information on  corresponding applications 
79.—(Deleted by S 366/2004 )  
 
Procedure on application for revocation 
80.—(1) An application to the Registrar for the re vocation of a patent shall be made on Patents 
Form 35 and shall be accompanied by a statem ent setting out fully the grounds of revocation, 
including the facts upon which the applicant relies and the relief which he seeks.   
 (2) The Registrar shall send a copy of the application and the statement to the proprietor of the patent.   
 (3) Within 3 months from the date of receipt of the copies of the application and statement, the 
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  Patents Form 3 setting out fully the grounds upon whic h the application is contested and he may, at 
the same time file an amendment of the specificati on of the patent in accordance with section 83, and 
shall at the same time send a co py of the amendment (if any) and the counter-statement to the 
applicant.    
(4) If the proprietor of the patent fails to file th e counter-statement in accordance with paragraph (3), 
he shall not be allowed to take part in the sub sequent proceedings, and the application for revocation 
shall be considered by the Registrar as if each  specific fact set out in the statement were 
conceded, except in so far as it is contradicted by other document in the possession of the Registrar.   
 
(5) The applicant may, within 3 months from the date of receipt of the copy of the amendment (if any) 
and the counter-statement, file evidence as he may d esire to adduce in support of his case and shall at 
the same time send a copy of that evidence to the proprietor.    (6) If the applicant files no evid ence in accordance with paragraph (5 ), he shall, unless the Registrar 
otherwise directs, be deemed to have abandoned his application.   
 (7) If the applicant files evidence in accordance with paragraph (5),  then, within 3 months from the 
date of receipt of the copy of the applicant’s evid ence, the proprietor of the patent may file evidence 
as he desires to adduce in support of his case an d shall at the same time send a copy of that 
evidence to the applicant.   
 
(8) Within 3 months from the date of receipt by the applicant of the copy of the proprietor’s evidence, 
the applicant may file further eviden ce confined to matters strictly in  reply and shall at the same time 
send a copy of that evidence to the proprietor.    
(9) No further evidence shall be filed by either part y, but in any proceedings before the Registrar, he 
may at any time, if he thinks fit, give leave to either party to file any evidence upon such terms as to costs or otherwise as he may think fit.    (10) The Registrar may give such directions as he may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.   
 
Material information prescribed under section 80 (1) ( f) (iii) 
80A. —The material information for the purposes of section 80 (1) ( f) (iii) shall be —  
 
(a) any prescribed information relating to a corresponding application referred to in —  
 
(i) section 29 (2) ( c) (ii); or  
 (ii) repealed section 29 (5) in force immediately before 1st July 2004;  
 
(b) any prescribed information relating to a co rresponding international a pplication referred to 
in —  
 
(i) section 29 (2) ( d) (ii); or  
 (ii) repealed section 29 (5) in force im mediately before 1st July 2004; and  
 
(c) where the prescribed information referred to in paragraph ( a) or ( b) includes 
any document that is not in English, the English translation of such document that was filed.   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  Procedure relating to preparation of re-examination report 
81.—(1) If the Registrar decides to cause  the patent to be re-examined —  
 
(a) the Registrar shall direct the applicant for re vocation of the patent to file Patents Form 36 
requesting re-examination of the patent, toge ther with the prescribed re-examination fee 
and any security for the costs or expenses of the proceedings specified by the Registrar, 
within 2 months from the date of the direction, and if the applicant fails to do so within that 
period he shall be deemed to have  abandoned his application; and  
 (b) the Examiner shall during re-examination ta ke into consideration the statement by the 
applicant, any amendment of the specifica tion of the patent, the counter-statement by 
the proprietor of the patent and any evid ence filed under rule 80 and shall recommend 
whether or not the patent should be revoked on any of the grounds specified in the application 
for revocation, and shall notify the Registrar of  the conclusions in the re-examination report 
stating fully the reasons for such conclusions.  
 
(2) If amendments have been proposed under section 83 (1) by the proprietor of the patent, the 
Examiner shall in the re-examination repor t include an opinion as to whether the 
amendment proposed —   
(a) is allowable under section 84 (3); and  
 
(b) would overcome, in whole or in part, any of the grounds of revocation specified in the application for revocation.   
Copies and conclusions of re-examination report 
82.—The Registrar shall send a copy of the re-exami nation report to both the applicant for revocation 
of the patent and the proprietor of the patent, and he  shall take into consideration the conclusions of 
the re-examination report in making his determina tion on the patent or the patent as amended.  
 
Award of costs on surrender of patent 
83.—If, in proceedings before the Registrar under sec tion 80, the proprietor of a patent offers to 
surrender his patent under section 40, the Registrar sha ll, in deciding whether costs should be awarded 
to the applicant for revocation, consider whether pr oceedings might have been avoided if the applicant 
had given reasonable notice to the propriet or before the application was filed.  
 
Notification of an opportunity to amend 
84.—(1) Where it appears to the Registrar in accordan ce with section 81 that the patent ought to be 
revoked, the proprietor of the patent shall be so no tified and afforded an opportunity, within 3 months 
from the date of such notification, to make observati ons and to amend the specification of the patent.   
 (2) Where the Registrar allows under section 83 the pr oprietor of the patent to amend the specification 
of the patent, he may, before the specification is amended, require the applicant to file a new 
specification, as amended, prepared in accordance with rules 19, 21 and 23.   
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  AMENDMENT OF PATENTS IN INFRINGEMENT  
OR REVOCATION PROCEEDINGS 
 
Procedure as to opposition to amendment 
85.—(1) Where in proceedings before the Registrar a proposed amendment under section 83 is 
advertised, notice of opposition to such an amendm ent may, within 2 months from the date of 
advertisement in the journal, be  filed on Patents Form 18.   
 
(2) Such notice of opposition shall be accompanied by a copy thereof and be supported by a statement 
setting out fully the facts upon which the opponent relies and the relief which he seeks.    (3) The Registrar shall send a copy of the notice of opposition and statement to the proprietor of the patent and any other party to the pr oceedings before the Registrar.   
 
(4) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.     
NATIONAL PROCESSING OF IN TERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS 
 
Treatment of international applications 
86.—(1) Subject to this rule, in relation to an inte rnational application for a patent (Singapore) which 
is, under section 85, to be treated as an application for a patent under the Act, the prescribed period 
for the purposes of section 86 (3) and (6) shall be —  
 
(a) in a case where —  
 
(i) the relevant date is on or after 1st May 2002, and the national phase of the 
application begins on or after 1st January 2004; or   (ii) Singapore has been elected in accord ance with Chapter II of the Patent Co-
operation Treaty,  
 
30 months from the relevant date; or   (b) in any other case, 20 months from the relevant date.   
(2) Payment of the prescribed fee shall be made within the period prescribed in paragraph (1) ( a) 
or (b), as the case may be, and if the applicant so wishes, together with the filing of Patents Form 37.   
 (3) (Deleted by S 93/2007 )   
 
(3A) Where an international application for a patent (Singapore) has begun the national phase, a 
request may be made under section 17 (2B) within one month from the date the national phase of the 
application begins.    (4) In the case of an international app lication for a patent (Singapore) —  
 
(a) rule 8 (1) shall not apply if the applicant, on filing the application, states in writing to the 
receiving Office that the invention has been di splayed at an international exhibition;  
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  (b) rule 8 (2), (3) and (4) may be complied with  at any time before the end of 2 months from 
the time limit for entering the national phase;   (c) (Deleted by S 366/2004 );  
 
(d) where an English translation of a document or  part of a document is required by the Act or 
these Rules to be filed before or at th e time limit for entering the national phase, 
verification of the translation, as required under rule 112 and permitted by rule 51 bis 1 ( d) of 
the Regulations under the Patent Co-operation Treaty, may be given to the Registrar at 
any time before the end of 2 months from that time limit.  
 
(5) For the purposes of section 86 (3) and (6), where an English translation of the application or any 
amendment of the application is required, the translation —   
(a) shall exclude the request and abstract unless —  
 
(i) the applicant expressly requests the Registra r to proceed earlier than the expiry of 
the period prescribed in paragraph (1); and   (ii) the application has not been published in accordance with the Patent Co-operation 
Treaty;  
 
(b) shall include any textual matter in the drawings in a form which complies with 
rule 49.5 ( d) of the Regulations under the Patent Co-operation Treaty;  
 (c) where a title has been established by the In ternational Searching Authority under rule 37.2 
of the Regulations under the Patent Co-ope ration Treaty which differs from the title 
included in the application as originally filed,  shall include the former title in place of the 
latter; and   (d) may exclude any textual matter contained in a sequence listing forming part of the 
description if such textual matter complies with rule 12.1 ( d) of the Regulations under the 
Patent Co-operation Treaty and the description complies with rule 5.2 ( b) of those 
Regulations.   
(6) Where an applicant is required to file a transla tion into English both of an application as originally 
filed and of the amendment to it, in accordance with  paragraph (5), in order to satisfy the relevant 
conditions of section 86 (3) and (6) and at the e xpiry of the applicable period referred to in 
paragraph (1), the prescribed fee has been paid a nd one but not both of the necessary translations has 
been filed —   
(a) the Registrar shall give notice to the applican t at the address furnished by the applicant in 
accordance with rule 31 requiring the app licant to file the required translation 
within 2 months from the date on which the notice is sent; and  
 (b) the applicable period shall be treated in r espect of that translation as not expiring until the 
end of the period specified in the notice given under sub-paragraph ( a).  
 
(7) The Registrar shall publish any translation supplied in accordance with section 86 (3) or (6) 
following the filing of Patents Form 38 accompanied by the payment of the prescribed fee.     IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (8) In the case of an international application fo r a patent (Singapore) in respect of which the 
conditions specified in section 86 (3) ( a) are satisfied, the period pr escribed for the purposes of 
section 24 (2) shall be 2 months from the time  limit for entering the national phase.   
 (8A) In the case of an international application fo r a patent (Singapore) in respect of which the 
conditions specified in section 86 (3) ( b) are satisfied, the period pr escribed for the purposes of 
section 24 (2) shall be the later of the following periods to expire:   
(a) the period prescribed by rule 18 (1);   
(b) 2 months from the date on which those conditions are satisfied.  
 
(9) Where, in relation to an international applica tion for a patent (Singapore), the applicant desires 
that section 85 (1) shall not cease to apply to th e application by virtue of the operation of 
section 85 (3), application shall be made to the Registrar on Patents Form 39, accompanied by a 
statement of the facts upon which the applicant relies.   
(10) An international application for a patent (Si ngapore) shall not be treate d as withdrawn under the 
Act if it, or the designation of Singapore in it, is deemed to be withdrawn under the Patent Co-
operation Treaty where, in the same or comparable circumstances in relation to an application under 
the Act (other than an international application for a patent) —   
(a) the Registrar could have directed that an i rregularity be rectified under rule 100 or that an 
extension be granted under rule 108; and   (b) the Registrar determines that the applica tion would not have been treated as withdrawn 
under the Act.  
 
(11) Where under section 85 (3) an application is not to be treated as withdrawn and the applicant 
wishes to proceed —   
(a) the Registrar may amend any document received by the Registry from the receiving Office or the International Bureau a nd alter any period or time which is specified in the Act or 
these Rules upon such terms (including payment of any appropriate prescribed fee) as he may 
direct; and   (b) the fee prescribed under section 86 (3) shall not be payable.   
(12) Where the applicant satisfies the Registrar that —  
 
(a) because of an error made by the receiving O ffice, an international application for a patent 
(Singapore) has been accorded a date of filing which is incorrect; or   (b) the priority claim made under Article 8 (1) of the Patent Co-operation Treaty has been 
considered not to have been made by the receiving Office or the International Bureau 
because of an error made by the Office or the Bureau,   
the Registrar may amend any document received by  the Registry from the receiving Office or the 
International Bureau or alter any period or time wh ich is specified in the Act or these Rules as if the 
error were an error on the part of the Registry.   
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  (13) Where —  
 
(a) an international application for a patent (S ingapore) purports to designate Singapore; and  
 (b) the applicant alleges that he has been refused a filing date under the said Treaty on 
account of an error or omission in any ins titution having functions under the said Treaty,  
 
the applicant may apply to the Registrar for it to be  treated as an application under the Act by filing 
Patents Form 39, accompanied by a statement of th e facts upon which he relies; and the Registrar may 
amend any document filed by the applicant and alter any period or time which is specified in the Act 
or these Rules upon such terms as he may direct.   
 (14) In this rule, “receiving Office” has the same meaning as in the Patent Co-operation Treaty.   
 (15) In this rule, in relation to an internat ional application for a patent (Singapore) —  
 
"relevant date" means the declared priority date  or, where there is no declared priority date, 
the date of filing of that application;  
 
"time limit for entering the national phase" mean s the end of the relevant period prescribed by 
paragraph (1) or, in a case where that period h as been extended under paragraph (6), rule 100 
or 108, the end of that period as so extended.  
  
HEARINGS, AGENTS AND CO RRECTION OF ERRORS 
 
Registrar’s discretionary powers 
87.—Before exercising any discretionary power vested  in him by or under the Act adversely to any 
party to a proceeding before him, the Registrar sha ll, if so required, hear such person thereon.  
 
Request for hearing 
88.—(1) A request for the exercise of the discretiona ry powers of the Registrar under rule 87 shall be 
made on Patents Form 40 and shall be filed within one month from the date of notification by the 
Registrar of any objection to an application or th e date of any other indication that he proposes to 
exercise a discretionary power, and the Registrar ma y refuse to hear any party who has not filed the 
request within the time allowed.    (2) Upon receipt of a request under paragraph (1), the Registrar shall send to the person making the 
request a notice of a time when he may be heard whic h shall be not less than 14 days from the date of 
the notice.   
 
(3) In inter partes proceedings, any party who inte nds to refer at the hearing to any document not 
already mentioned in the proceedings shall, unless th e Registrar consents and the other party agrees, 
give at least 14 days’ notice of his intention with  details of, or a copy of, the document to the 
Registrar and the other party.   
 
(4) After hearing the party or parties desiring to be he ard or, if no party so desires, without a hearing, 
the Registrar shall decide the matter and shall notify all parties of his decision and, if any party so 
desires, shall give his reasons for the decision.     IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  Hearings in public 
89.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where a hearing be fore the Registrar of any dispute between 2 or 
more parties relating to any matter in connection with a patent or an  application for a patent takes 
place after the publication of the application under sec tion 27, the hearing of the dispute shall be in 
public.   
 
(2) After consulting those parties to the dispute w ho appear in person or are represented at a hearing 
to which paragraph (1) applies, the Registrar may di rect that the hearing not be held in public.   
 
Right of audience 
90.—(1) Unless the Registrar directs otherwise in any particular case —  
 
(a) all attendances upon the Registrar by a party to any proceedings before the Registrar or 
any other matter under the Act or these Rules may be made by or through —   
(i) an advocate and solicitor; or  
 (ii) any other person,   
appointed by the party to act on his behalf; and  
 
(b) every notice, application or other document  filed under the Act by the party may be signed 
by the advocate and solicitor or  the person so appointed.  
 
(2) Where any party to any proceedings before th e Registrar or any other matter under the Act or 
these Rules appoints an advocate and solicitor or any other person —  
 
(a) to act on his behalf; or   (b) to act on his behalf in substitution for another,   
the advocate and solicitor or person shall file a decl aration of authorisation in Patents Form 41 on the 
first occasion when he acts on behalf of the party.   
 
Correction of errors in patents and applications 
91.—(1) Except where rule 9 (3) or 56 (3) applies,  a request for the correction of an error of 
translation or transcription or of a clerical error or mistake in any specification of a patent, in an 
application for a patent or in any document filed in  connection with a patent or such an application 
shall be made on Patents Form 23.    (1A) The request shall be acco mpanied by a copy of the document with the proposed correction 
indicated in the following manner:   
(a) by striking through any text, figure or othe r matter to be replaced or deleted; and  
 (b) by underlining any replacement text, figure or other matter.   
(1B) ( Deleted by S 93/2007 )   
 
(1C) Paragraph (1A) shall not apply if the request is  to be filed using the electronic online system; and 
the request shall instead comply with practice dir ections issued by the Registrar in place of the 
requirements in that paragraph, including the filin g of such other document prepared in such manner 
as may be specified therein.   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(2) Where such a request relates to a specificati on, no correction shall be made therein unless the 
correction is obvious in the sense that it is immedi ately evident that nothing else would have been 
intended than what is offered as the correction.    
(3) Where the Registrar requires notice of the proposed correction to be advertised, he shall inform the 
applicant in writing accordingly and request him, within  2 months from the date of his letter, to file 
Patents Form 42; and upon receipt of the form the Re gistrar shall proceed with the advertisement.   
 (4) The advertisement under paragra ph (3) shall be made by publicati on of the request and nature of 
the proposed correction in the journal and in su ch other manner as the Registrar may direct.   
 (5) Any person may, at any time within 2 months fro m the date of the advertisement, give notice to 
the Registrar of opposition to the request on Patents Form 43.    
(6) Such notice of opposition shall be accompanie d by a supporting statement setting out fully the 
facts on which the opponent relies and the relief which he seeks.    (7) The Registrar shall send a copy of the notice and the statement to the person making the request 
who, if he desires to proceed with the request, sha ll, within 2 months from the date of the Registrar’s 
letter forwarding such copies to him, file a count er-statement on Patents Form 3 setting out fully 
the grounds on which he contests the opposition and the Registrar shall send a copy of the counter-
statement to the opponent.    (8) The Registrar may give such directions as he  may think fit with regard to the subsequent 
procedure.   
 
(9) Where the Registrar grants the request for corre ction, the person making the request shall, if the 
Registrar so requires, and within the time specif ied by the Registrar, file a new specification as 
corrected, which shall be prepared in ac cordance with rules 19, 21 and 23.   
 (10) ( Deleted by S 93/2007 )   
 
(11) No amendment or correction (other than an  amendment or correction introduced in order to 
comply with the formal requirements) may be intr oduced in the new specification to be filed under 
paragraph (9).    
 
INFORMATION AND INSPECTION 
 
Information about patents and patent applications 
92.—(1) A request under section 108 for information rela ting to any patent or application for a patent 
may be made as to —  
 
(a) the date that the reports or information, as the case may be, referred to in section 30 (2) 
were received by the Registrar;   (b) when the specification of a patent or application for a patent was published;  
 
(c) when an application for a patent was wit hdrawn, was treated as having been withdrawn, 
was treated as having been abandoned, was refu sed or was treated as having been refused;  
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  (d) whether a renewal fee was not paid with in the period prescribed for the purposes of 
section 36 (2);   (e) whether a renewal fee was paid within th e 6 months referred to in section 36 (3);  
 
(f) when a patent has ceased to have effect and/ or an application for restoration of a patent 
was filed;   (g) when an entry was made in the register or an application was made for the making of such 
entry;  
 
(h) when any application or request was made  or action taken involving an entry in the 
register or advertisement in the journal, if th e nature of the application, request or action 
is specified in the request;   
(i) when any document may be inspected in accordance with rule 93 or 94; and  
 (j) such other particulars referred to in any pate nt or application for a patent as the Registrar 
may in any particular case allow.   
(2) As regards information relating to any patent in  force by virtue of section 117 (3), a request may 
also be made as to when —  
 
(a) a certificate of registration was issued;   (b) the patent was first renewed under this Act; and  
 
(c) an entry was made in the Register of Pa tents under the repealed Registration of United 
Kingdom Patents Act (Cap. 271, 1985 Ed.).   
(3) Any such request shall be made on Patents Form 44  and a separate form shall be used in respect of 
each item of information required.   
 
Inspection of documents 
93.—(1) Subject to paragraph (5), and to the restricti ons prescribed in paragraph (4), after the date of 
publication of an application for a patent in acco rdance with section 27, the Registrar shall, upon 
request made on Patents Form 25 and upon payment of  the prescribed fee, permit all documents filed 
or kept at the Registry in relation to the application or any patent granted in pursuance of it, to be 
inspected at the Registry.    (2) Subject to the same restrictions and to rule 96 where the circumstances specified in section 108 (4) 
or (5) exist, the Registrar shall, upon request made on Patents Form 25, and upon payment of the prescribed fee, permit inspection of such docum ents before the publication in accordance with 
section 27.   
 (3) Where a declaration has been made in ac cordance with section 17 (2), inspection of any 
application referred to therein and of any tr anslation thereof shall be permitted upon request 
under paragraph (1) or (2) without payment of any fee.   
 
(4) The restrictions referred to in paragraph (1) are —   
(a) that no document shall be open to inspec tion until 14 days after it has been filed at the 
Registry;  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(b) that documents prepared in the Registry solely for use therein shall not be open to 
inspection;   (c) that any document sent to the Registry, at  its request or otherwise, for inspection and 
subsequent return to the sender, shall not be open to inspection;  
 (d) that no request made under rule 59, 63 (2), 92 or this rule shall be open to inspection; and  
 (e) that documents in respect of which the Regi strar issues directions under rule 94 that they 
are to be treated as confidential shall not be open to inspection, except as permitted in 
accordance with that rule.   
(5) Nothing in this rule shall be construed as impos ing on the Registrar any duty of making available 
for public inspection any document or any part of a document —  
 
(a) which in his opinion disparages any person in a way likely to damage him; or   (b) the publication or exploitation of which woul d in his opinion be generally expected to 
encourage offensive, immoral or anti-social behaviour.   
(6) No appeal shall lie from a decision of the Regi strar under paragraph (5) not to make a document or 
part of a document available for public inspection.    
Confidential documents 
94.—(1) Where a document other than a Patents Form is filed at, or sent to, the Registry, and the 
person filing or sending it or any party to the proceed ings to which the document relates so requests, 
giving his reasons, within 14 days from the filing or  sending of the document, the Registrar may direct 
that it be treated as confidential, and the document shall not be open to public inspection while the 
matter is being determined by the Registrar.    (2) Where such a direction has been given and not w ithdrawn, nothing in this rule shall be taken to 
authorise or require any person to be allowed to inspect the document to which the direction relates 
except by leave of the Registrar.    (3) The Registrar shall not withdraw any direction gi ven under this rule nor shall he give leave for any 
person to inspect any document to which a directio n which has not been withdrawn relates without 
prior consultation with the person at whose request  the direction was given, unless the Registrar is 
satisfied that such prior consultati on is not reasonably practicable.   
 (4) Where such a direction is given or withdrawn, a record of the fact shall be filed with the document 
to which it relates.    
(5) Where the period referred to in paragraph (1) is extended under rule 108, the relevant document 
shall not be, or, if the period is extended upon expiry, the relevant document shall cease to be open to 
public inspection until the expiry of the extended period,  and, if a request for a direction is made, the 
document shall not be open to public inspecti on while the matter is being determined by the 
Registrar.   
 
Publication of bibliographic information 
95.—The following bibliographic information is  prescribed for the purposes of section 108 (3) ( a):  
 
(a) the number of the application;   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(b) the date of filing of the application a nd, where a declaration has been made under 
section 17 (2), the filing date, country and file number, when available, of each application 
referred to in that declaration;   
(c) the name of the applicant or applicants including any applicant or applicants resulting 
from an order under section 20;   (d) an alteration of the name of the a pplicant or applicants under rule 56;  
 
(e) the title of the invention; and  
 (f) if the application has been withdrawn, has been treated as having been withdrawn, has 
been treated as having been abandoned, has been refused or has been treated as having been 
refused, that fact.  
 
Request for information on unpublished patent applications 
96.—(1) Where the circumstances specified in sec tion 108 (4) exist, a request under section 108 (1) 
shall be accompanied by a statutory declaration verifying their existen ce and such documentary 
evidence (if any) supporting the request as the Registrar may require.    
(2) The Registrar shall send a copy of the request, the declaration and the evidence (if any) to the 
applicant for the patent and shall not comply with th e request until the expiry of 14 days thereafter.   
  
ELECTRONIC ONLINE SYSTEM 
 
Establishment of electronic online system 
96A. —(1) There shall be established an electronic online system for the purposes of these Rules.   
 
(2) The Registrar may issue practice directions specifying —   
(a) the forms and documents that are to be f iled at or submitted to the Registry using the 
electronic online system; and  
 
(b) the manner in which any such form or document is to be filed or submitted.  
 
Online system operator 
96B. —(1) The Registrar shall, with the approval of the Minister, appoint one or more online system 
operators to operate the electronic online system.   
 
(2) Notice of the appointment of an online system  operator shall be published in the journal.   
 
Certification authority 
96C. —(1) The Registrar shall, with the approval of the Minister, appoint one or more certification 
authorities to issue certificates fo r the purposes of these Rules.   
 (2) Notice of the appointment of a certification authority shall be published in the journal.    (3) In this rule and rule 96D, “certificate” has th e same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Act 
(Cap. 88).   
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  Registration as account holder 
96D. —(1) A person may, in accordance with procedures set out in any practice directions for the time 
being issued by the Registrar, apply to the Regi strar to be registered as an account holder.   
 (2) To be registered as an account holder, the person must —  
 
(a) enter into an agreement with  an online system operator for the use of the electronic online 
system; and   (b) make arrangements with the online system operator as to the mode of payment to the 
Registrar of any fees prescribed in these Rules and the charges for the use of the electronic 
online system.   
(3) Before a person makes use of the electronic online system to file or send any application, request 
or other document under these Rules or to make payment through Interbank GIRO for any matter 
under these Rules, he or his authorised agent must —  
 
(a) obtain a certificate from an appointed certification authority on such terms as the certification authority may impose; and   (b) furnish to the Registrar such particulars of  the certificate as the Registrar may require.  
 
(4) The Registrar may register a person as an account holder on such terms and with such restrictions 
pertaining to the use of the electronic online system as the Registrar thinks fit.   
 (5) The Registrar shall publish the following in the journal:  
 
(a) the classes of account holders;   (b) the transactions that may be carried out by  each class of account holders by means of the 
electronic online system; and   
(c) the charges payable for the use of the electronic online system.  
 
Authentication codes and identification names 
96E. —(1) Upon the registration of a person as an account  holder, he and his authorised agent (if any) 
shall be assigned such number of identification na mes and authentication codes as the Registrar may 
determine.   
 (2) The Registrar may cancel the identification name and authentication code issued to an authorised 
agent if, to the knowledge of the Registrar, the author ity of the agent has been revoked or terminated.   
 
Obligation to inform Registrar of change of particulars, etc. 
96F.—(1) An account holder shall, in accordance w ith such procedure as may be laid down in 
practice directions issued by the Registrar, inform the Registrar of —   
(a) any change in the particulars furnished in  his application for registration as an account 
holder referred to in rule 96D; and  
 
(b) any revocation or termination of the authority of his authorised agent (if any).    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (2) Compliance with paragraph (1) shall not relieve the account holder of his obligation to inform the 
certification authority of any of the matters referr ed to in paragraph (1) if the account holder is 
required to do so in accordance with the term s imposed by the certification authority.   
 
Security measures 
96G. —(1) An account holder or his authorised agent sh all ensure the confidentiality and security of 
each identification name and authenticati on code assigned to him and shall not —  
 
(a) divulge the identification name or auth entication code to any other person; or  
 
(b) permit any other person to use the identification name or authentication code.  
 
(2) When using the electronic online system for any purpose under these Rules, an account holder or 
his authorised agent —   
(a) shall not circumvent any security or authentication mechanism in the system; and  
 (b) shall make use of digital signatur es whenever required by the system.  
 
Use of electronic online system to be  in accordance with these Rules, etc. 
96H. —A person shall comply with these Rules and prac tice directions issued by the Registrar when 
using the electronic online system for any purpose under these Rules.  
 
Cancellation of registration as account holder 
96I.—The Registrar may cancel —  
 
(a) the registration of an account holder; and  
 (b) any identification name and authentication code issued to the account holder and his authorised agent (if any),   
if the Registrar is satisfied that the account holder or his authorised agent has contravened rule 96G or 
96H or any term or restriction imposed under rule 96D (4).  
 
Notification, etc., by Registrar 
96J.—Where the Registrar is required or author ised by any provision of these Rules to —  
 
(a) send or give any notice or other document;  
 (b) give any directions; or   (c) furnish any information,   
to a person who is an account holder, the Registra r may, notwithstanding any provision of these Rules 
to the contrary, do so by means of the electronic online system.  
 
Service bureau 
96K. —The Registrar may establish or appoint agents  to establish one or more service bureaus to 
assist in the use of the electronic online system in carrying out any of the transactions referred to in 
rule 96A (2).   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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MISCELLANEOUS 
 
Service of documents 
97.—(1) Subject to rule 96A (2), any notice, applica tion or other document authorised or required by 
the Act or these Rules to be filed at or sent to or from the Registry may be sent through the post, and 
the service and filing shall be deemed to be effect ed by properly addressing, prepaying and posting a 
letter containing the document, and unless the contra ry is proved, shall be deemed to have been 
effected at the time at which the letter would be  delivered in the ordinary course of post.   
 
(1A) Subject to rule 96A (2), any notice, applicati on, request or other document authorised or required 
by the Act or these Rules to be filed at or sent to or from the Registry may be filed or sent by means of facsimile transmission in accordance with the proce dure set out in practice directions issued by the 
Registrar.    
(1B) ( Deleted by S 324/2003 )   
 (2) A document containing an indication that a pate nt is sought in pursuance of an application, and 
any document or correspondence relating thereto and not requiring the payment of any prescribed fee, 
may be transmitted by facsimile subject  to the following provisions:  
 
(a) where the sender has attempted to transmit a document by facsimile, but part or all of the 
document received by the Registry is illegible or part of the document is not received by the 
Registry, the document shall be treated as not having been submitted; and  
 
(b) the burden of proving legibility and completeness of transmission lies with the sender.  
 
Hours of business and excluded days 
98.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (4), (7) and (10) , any business done under the Act or these Rules —  
 
(a) on any day after the hours of business of the Registry for that class of business; or  
 
(b) on any day which is an excluded day for that class of business,  
 
shall be taken to have been done on the next following  day which is not an excluded day for that class 
of business.    
(2) Where the time for doing any business under the Act or these Rules expires on an excluded day for 
the doing of that class of business, that time shall be extended to the next following day which is not 
an excluded day for the doing of that class of business.    (3) For the avoidance of doubt, where the time for the submission or filing of any document 
pertaining to an application for a patent by means of the Patents Deposit Box expires on an 
excluded day for the submission or filing of that doc ument in that manner, that time shall be extended 
to the next following day which is not an excluded day for the submission or filing of that document 
in that manner, notwithstanding the availability of the Patents Deposit Box for the submission or 
filing of that document.    
(4) Where a document is submitted or filed by mean s of the Patents Deposit Box at any time before 
midnight on any day which is not an excluded da y for the business of submitting or filing that 
document, that document shall be treated as submitte d or filed at that time and on that day.   
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  (5) For the purposes of paragraph (4), a document sh all be treated as submitted or filed if and only if 
all sheets comprising the complete document have been deposited in the Patents Deposit Box.   
 (6) For the avoidance of doubt, where the time for carrying out any transaction referred to in 
rule 96A (2) expires on an excluded day for the carry ing out of that transaction, that time shall be 
extended to the next following day which is not an excluded day for the carrying out of that 
transaction, notwithstanding the availability of the el ectronic online system for the carrying out of that 
transaction.    (7) Where, in carrying out any transaction re ferred to in rule 96A (2), a document —  
 
(a) is transmitted to the Registry by means of the electronic online system; and   (b) is received, by the server of that system set  up to receive such transmissions, at any time 
before midnight on any day which is not an excluded day for the business of sending to or 
filing with the Registry that document by means of that system,  
 
that document shall be treated as sent to or filed with, and received by, the Registry at that time and on that day.    (8) For the purposes of paragraph (7), a document sha ll be treated as sent to or filed with, and received 
by, the Registry if and only if the last byte of th e transmission containing the document is received by 
the server referred to in that paragraph.    (9) Any person who sends or files a document by means of the electronic online system may produce a record of transmission issued through that syst em together with a copy of the notification of 
acceptance of that document by the Registrar as evidence of —  
 
(a) the sending or filing of that document; and   (b) the date and time when the sending or filing took place.   
(10) Subject to rule 97 (2), where a document referred to in rule 97 (2) —  
 
(a) is transmitted to the Registrar or Registry by means of facsimile transmission; and   (b) is received —  
 
(i) by any facsimile machine designated by  the Registry for the receipt of such 
transmissions; and   (ii) at any time before midnight on any day which is not an excluded day for the business of sending to or filing with the Registry of that document by means of 
facsimile transmission,  
 
that document shall be treated as sent to or filed with, and received by, the Registry at that time and on that day.    
(11) For the purposes of paragraph (10) —  
 
(a) a document shall be treated as sent to or f iled with, and received by, the Registry if and 
only if all sheets comprising the complete doc ument are received by the facsimile machine 
referred to in that paragraph; and  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(b) the date and time of receipt of the docum ent, as recorded by the facsimile machine 
referred to in that paragraph, shall, until the cont rary is proved, be treated as the date and time 
when the document was sent to or filed with, and received by, the Registry.   
(12) In the Act and these Rules, “excluded day” , in relation to any specific class of business, 
means any day on which the Registry shall be taken to be closed for the purposes of the transaction by 
the public of that class of business.    (13) In this rule, “Patents Deposit Box” means th e box with openings for placing documents that is 
installed at the premises of the Registry and designated as such.   
 
Excluded days 
99.—(Deleted by S 366/2004 )  
 Correction of irregularities 
100.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any document file d in any proceedings before the Registrar may, 
if he thinks fit, be amended, and any irregularity in procedure in or before the Registry may be 
rectified, on such terms as he may direct.    (2) In the case of an irregularity or prospective irregularity —  
 
(a) which consists of a failure to comply with  any limitation as to times or periods prescribed 
in these Rules which has occurred or appears to th e Registrar is likely to occur in the absence 
of a direction under this rule;   
(b) which is attributable wholly or in part to an error, default or omission on the part of the 
Registry; and   (c) which it appears to the Registrar should be rectified,   
the Registrar may direct that the time or period in  question shall be altered but not otherwise.   
 
(3) Paragraph (2) is without prejudice to the Regi strar's power to extend any time or period under 
rule 108 or 110.    
Dispensation by Registrar 
101.—Where, under these Rules, any person is required to  do any act or thing, or any document or 
evidence is required to be produced or filed, and it  is shown to the satisfaction of the Registrar that 
from any reasonable cause that person is unable to do that act or thing, or that document or evidence 
cannot be produced or filed, the Registrar may, upon the production of such evidence and subject to such terms as he thinks fit, dispense with the doing of any such act or thing,  or the production or filing 
of such document or evidence.  
 
Filing of evidence 
102.—(1) Where under these Rules evidence may be filed, it shall be by statutory declaration or 
affidavit.    
(2) The original statutory declaration or affidavit shall be filed, unless the Registrar directs in any 
particular case that a copy thereof may be filed.     IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (3) Unless the Registrar directs otherwise, he —  
 
(a) may, if he thinks fit in any particular case,  in lieu of or in addition to such evidence —  
 
(i) take oral evidence; or  
 
(ii) accept any written statement or documentary evidence; and   
(b) shall allow any witness to be cross-exam ined on any evidence given by the witness.  
 
Statutory declarations and affidavits 
103.—Any statutory declaration or affidavit, the origin al or a copy of which is to be filed under the 
Act or these Rules, shall be made and subscribed as follows:   
(a) in Singapore, before any justice of th e peace, or any commissioner or other officer 
authorised by law to administer an oath  for the purpose of any legal proceedings;  
 (b) in any part of the Commonwealth except Singa pore, before any judge, justice of the peace, 
or any officer authorised  by law to admi nister an oath for the purpose of any legal 
proceedings; and   
(c) elsewhere, before a Singapore consul or  vice-consul, or other person performing the 
functions of a Singapore vice-consul, or before a notary public, judge or magistrate, or any 
officer authorised by law to administer an oath for the purpose of any legal proceedings.  
 
Admission of documents 
104.—Any document purporting to have affixed, impress ed or subscribed thereto or thereon the seal 
or signature of any person authorised by rule 1 03 to take a declaration, in testimony that the 
declaration was made and subscribed before him, may be admitted by the Registrar without proof of 
the genuineness of the seal or signature or of the o fficial character of the person or his authority to 
take the declaration.   Directions as to furnishing of documents 
105.—At any stage of —  
 
(a) any proceedings before the Registrar; or   
(b) any other matter under the Act or these Rules,  
 
the Registrar may direct that such documents, in formation or evidence as he may require shall be 
furnished within such period as he may fix.   
Filing of miscellaneous documents 
105A. —Where —  
 
(a) it is provided or directed that a specific numbered form is to be accompanied by a document when that form is filed at or submitted to the Registry, and that form is filed or submitted without that document;  
 
(b) any person wishes to file at or submit to the Registry any document (other than any letter 
to the Registrar or the Registry), and there is no provision or direction for that document to be filed or submitted using any specific numbered form; or  
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  (c) the Registrar has directed that a document be  filed at or submitted to the Registry using 
Patents Form 99,   
that document shall be filed or submitted using Patents Form 99.  
 Supporting statements or evidence 
106.—(1) Where, by virtue of any of the rules menti oned in paragraph (2), any notice or application is 
required to be supported by a statement or evidence, su ch a statement or evidence shall be filed on, or 
within 14 days after, the date on which the no tice is given or the application is made.   
 
(2) The rules referred to in paragraph (1) are rules 52 (3), 53 (1), 54 (3), 73 (1), 74 (2), 85 (2) and 
91 (6).    
Appointment of scientific advisers by Registrar 
107.—(1) The Registrar may at any time and on his own motion nominate a scientific adviser or 
scientific advisers from a panel of advisers to assi st him in any proceeding under the Act or these 
Rules, either —   
(a) by sitting with the Registrar at the hearing of the proceedings; or   (b) by inquiring and reporting on any question of fact or opinion not involving a question of 
law or construction,  
 
as the Registrar may direct.    (2) Upon the nomination of a scientific adviser unde r paragraph (1), the Registrar shall notify all 
parties to the proceedings of his nominated adviser.   
 (3) The question to be submitted to the nominated a dviser and the instructions to be given to him 
shall, failing agreement between the par ties, be settled by the Registrar.   
 (4) The remuneration of the nominated adviser for assisting in proceedings under the Act or these 
Rules, including his allowance and expenses, shall be as determined by the Registrar in accordance 
with the provisions of the Sixth Schedule.    (5) Without prejudice to any other order of the Registrar in providing for payment of a nominated adviser’s remuneration, the party shall be liable, or where there are more than one party to the 
proceedings be jointly and severally liable, to pay the amount determined by the Registrar as the 
nominated adviser’s remuneration.    (6) The payment of the remuneration of the nominate d adviser by the party, or where more than one 
party to the proceedings are liable for such remunera tion by the parties, shall be through such mode 
and in such manner as the Registrar may direct.   
 
(7) Where the proceedings under the Act or these Ru les are initiated by a party who neither resides 
nor carries on business in Singapore, the Registrar may require the party to give security for the 
remuneration of the nominated advi ser, and in default of such security being given, may treat the 
proceedings as being abandoned.   
 
Alteration of time limits 
108.—(1) The times or periods prescribed by these Ru les for doing any act or taking any proceedings 
or specified by the Registrar thereunder, other than the times or periods prescribed in the provisions  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  mentioned in paragraphs (2) and (3 ), may, on written request by a party, be extended by the Registrar 
if he thinks fit, upon such notice to the parties and upon such terms as he may direct.    (1A) Any extension may be granted under paragraph (1) notwithstanding that the time or period for 
doing such act or taking such proceedings has expired.   
 
(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are —   
(a) rules 8 (1), 9 (1), (2) and (3), 9A (1) and (2) ( a), 19 (2), 26 (5), 26A (1) and (5) ( a), 28 ( a), 
(b), (c) and (d), 34 (2), 46 (4) and (5) ( c), 47A (1), 49, 51 (1) and (2A), 51A (1) and (2), 52 
(2), 52A (4) and (8), 53 (1), 54 (2), 73 (1), 74 (1), 75, 85 (1), 86 (3A), 91 (3) and (5) and 
paragraph 4 (2) of the Fourth Schedule;   (b) rule 26 (3) (except so far as it relates to the filing of the documents prescribed under 
rule 26 (4) ( a) and ( b));  
 
(c) rule 26A (4) (except so far as it relates to  the furnishing of the information prescribed 
under rule 26A (6) ( b) and the filing of the documents prescribed under rule 26A (7)); and  
 (d) rule 34 (5) (except so far as it relates to the furnishing of the information prescribed under 
rule 34 (7) ( b) and the filing of the documents prescribed under rule 34 (8)).  
 
(3) A time or period prescribed in —   
(a) rule 9A (5), 9B (1) or (4), 9C  (1), 18 (1), 19 (11), 26 (2), 28 ( e), (f) or ( g), 38, 43, 47 (1) or 
(2), 53 (4), 86 (1), (6), (8) or (8A), 112 (4) or (5) ( b) or paragraph 1 (3) of the Fourth 
Schedule;  
 (b) rule 26 (3) (so far as it relates to the f iling of the documents prescribed under rule 26 (4) 
(a) and ( b));  
 (c) rule 26A (4) (so far as it relates to th e furnishing of the information prescribed under 
rule 26A (6) ( b) and the filing of the documents pr escribed under rule 26A (7)); or  
 (d) rule 34 (5) (so far as it relates to the furnishing of the information prescribed under 
rule 34 (7) ( b) and the filing of the documents prescribed under rule 34 (8)),  
 
shall, if not previously extended, be extended for a period not exceeding 3 months upon filing Patents 
Form 45 before the end of  the peri od for which extension is sought.   
 (3A) Where in any proceedings more than one such time or period referred to in paragraph (3) expires 
on the same day (but not otherwise), those times or  periods may be extended upon the filing of a 
single Patents Form 45.   
 
(4) Without prejudice to paragraph (3) but subject to paragraph (4A) —   
(a) a time or period prescribed in the rules referred to in paragraph (3) may, upon request 
made on Patents Form 46, be extended or fu rther extended if the Registrar thinks fit, 
whether or not the time or period (including any extension obtained under paragraph (3)) has 
expired; and   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (b) the Registrar may allow an extension, or further extension, under this paragraph —  
 
(i) on such terms as he may direct; and   (ii) subject to the furnishing of a statutory declaration or affidavit setting out the 
grounds for the request.  
 
(4A) Where the period under rule 86 (1) has expire d and a request to extend the period is made under 
paragraph (4) within 42 months from —   
(a) the declared priority date; or  
 (b) where there is no declared priority date, the date of filing of the application for a patent,  
 
the Registrar shall allow an extension for a period not exceeding 12 months if he is satisfied, after 
considering the statutory declaration or affidav it setting out the grounds for the request, that the 
delay giving rise to the request was unintentional.    (5) A single request may be made under paragraph (4 ) for the extension of more than one time or 
period in the same proceedings if the extensions  are to be made to a common date (but not 
otherwise).   
 
(6) If, on consideration of a request under paragra ph (4), the Registrar decides that the extension 
requested (or, in a case falling within paragraph (5),  any or all of the exte nsions requested) may be 
granted, he shall notify the appli cant accordingly and invite him, w ithin 2 months from the date the 
notification is sent to him, to file Patents Form 47,  upon receipt of which the Registrar shall effect the 
extension or extensions in acco rdance with the decision.   
 (7) Where the period within which any party to a dispute may file evidence under these Rules is to 
begin after the expiry of any period in which an y other party may file evidence under these Rules and 
that other party notifies the Registrar that he does not  wish to file any, or any further, evidence, the 
Registrar may direct that the period within which the first-mentioned party may file evidence shall 
begin on such date as may be specified in the directi on and shall notify all parties to the dispute of that 
date.    (8) (Deleted by S 503/2003 )   
 
(9) (Deleted by S 503/2003 )   
 (10) ( Deleted by S 503/2003 )   
 
Protection and compensation of persons  affected by extension of time 
109.—(1) Where the Registrar has granted an extensi on of time of more than 3 months under rule 100 
(2), 108 (1) or 108 (4) for any act in relation to an  application for a patent that had been published 
under section 27, or in proceedings under the Act or  these Rules which has not been so done within 
the time required, he shall publish in the journal a notification of his decision.    (2) Where the Registrar has granted an extension of  time for more than 3 months or has refused an 
application for extension of time for more than 3 mont hs under rule 100 (2), 108 (1) or 108 (4) for any 
act in relation to an application for a patent that had been published under section 27, or in 
proceedings under the Act or these Rules, and where the court reviews the decision of the Registrar 
under section 90 or 91 and decides to vary the decisi on under review or set aside the decision under  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  review and make a decision in substitution for the deci sion so set aside, the Registrar shall cause to be 
published in the journal a notification of the decision of the court.    (3) Where a notification referred to in paragraph (1 ) or (2) has been published, a person who availed 
himself, or took definite steps by way of contract or otherwise to avail himself, of the invention and 
the subject of the application for the patent concerne d by reason of the act or step in relation to which 
the extension was granted not having been done or ta ken within the time allowed shall have the right 
to continue to avail himself of the invention but this right does not extend to granting a licence to another person in respect of the invention.    
(4) If the person entitled to the right conferred by pa ragraph (3) availed himself, or took the steps to 
avail himself, of the invention in th e course of business, that person may —  
 
(a) authorise any partners of his for the time be ing in that business to avail themselves of the 
invention; and  
 
(b) assign that right, or transmit it on death (or in the case of a body corporate, on its dissolution), to any person who acquires that part of the business.   
(5) Where a product is disposed of to another in ex ercise of the rights conferred by paragraph (3) or 
(4), that other person and any person claiming through  him may deal with the product in the same way 
as if it has been disposed by the regi stered proprietor of the patent.   
 
Calculation of times or periods 
110.—(1) Where, on any day, there is —  
 
(a) a general interruption or subsequent disl ocation in the postal services of Singapore;  
 
(b) an event or circumstances causing an interr uption in the normal operation of the Registry; 
or  
 
(c) an interruption in the operation of the electronic online system,  
 
the Registrar may certify the day as being one on which there is an “interruption” and, where any period of time specified in the Act or these Rules for the giving, making or filing of any notice, application or other document expires on a day so certified the period shall be extended to the first 
following day (not being an excluded day) which is not so certified.   
 
(2) Any certificate of the Registrar given pursuant to  this rule shall be posted on the notice board in 
the Registry.    (3) Where, in or in connection with an application fo r a patent (“the application in suit”), it is desired 
to make a declaration specifying for the purposes of section 17 (2) an earlier relevant application and 
the period of 12 months immediately following the date  of filing the earlier re levant application ends 
on a day which is an excluded day for the purposes of section 111, then if the declaration is made on the first following day on which the Registry is open for the transaction of such business, such period 
shall be altered so as to include both the day of f iling of the earlier relevant application and the day on 
which the declaration is made in or in co nnection with the application in suit.   
 
(4) Where it is desired to make such a declarati on and the period of 12 months referred to in 
paragraph (3) from the date of filing the earlier re levant application ends on a day certified under 
paragraph (1) as being one on which there is an interr uption, and if the declaration is made on the first 
day after the end of the interruption, the period sha ll be altered so as to include both the day of filing IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  of the earlier relevant application and the day on wh ich the declaration is made in or in connection 
with the application in suit.    (5) Where an application for a patent is filed on the day immediately following a day which is 
certified under paragraph (1) as being one on which ther e is an interruption or which is an excluded 
day for the purposes of section 111, the period of 12 months specified in section 14 (4) shall be 
computed from the day after the next preceding day wh ich is neither so certified nor so excluded.   
 (6) If in any particular case the Registrar is satisfied  that the failure to give, make or file any notice, 
application or other document within —  
 
(a) any period of time specified in the Act or these Rules for such giving, making or filing;   (b) the period of 12 months following a discl osure of matter constituting an invention falling 
within paragraph ( a), (b), (c) or ( d) of section 14 (4); or  
 
(c) the period of 12 months re ferred to in paragraph (3),  
 
was wholly or mainly attributable to a failure or undue delay in the postal services in Singapore or the 
electronic online system, the Registrar may, if he thinks fit —   
(i) extend the period of time for the giving, maki ng or filing so that it ends on the day of the 
receipt by the addressee of the notice, applicati on or other document (or, if the day of such 
receipt is an excluded day, on the first following day which  is not an excluded day);   (ii) determine that the period of 12 months referred to in sub-paragraph ( b) shall be altered 
so that it begins on the day of the disclosure and ends on the day of receipt by the Registry of 
the application for the patent (or, if the day of  such receipt is an excluded day, on the first 
following day which is not an excluded day); or   (iii) determine that the period of 12 months refe rred to in paragraph (3) shall be altered so as 
to include both the day of filing of the earlie r relevant application and the day on which the 
declaration specifying that application is receive d by the Registry (or, if the day of such 
receipt is an excluded day, the first following day which is not an excluded day),   
as the case may be, in each case  upon such notice to other parties and upon such terms as he may 
direct.   
 
Copies of documents 
111.—(1) Where a document, other than a published Singapore specification or application, is 
referred to in any reference, notice, statement, c ounter-statement or evidence required by the Act or 
these Rules to be filed at the Registry or sent to the Registrar, one copy of that document shall be 
furnished to the Registry within the period that the reference, notice, statement, counter-statement  or 
evidence may be filed or sent.   
 (2) Where a copy of any evidence is required by the Ac t or these Rules to be sent direct to any person, 
a copy of any document referred to in that document shall also be sent direct to that person.   
 Translations 
112.—(1) Except as expressly provided in the Act or these Rules, this rule shall apply where, in 
pursuance of the Act or these Rules, there is file d at the Registry or sent to the Registrar —  
 
(a) any document or part of a document which is in a language other than English; or   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(b) an English translation of any document or part of a document.   
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where any document or pa rt of a document filed at the Registry or sent to 
the Registrar is in a language other than English, an  English translation of the document or part shall 
be filed or sent together with the document or part.   
 (3) Where the document or part has been or will be translated into English under the Patent Co-
operation Treaty, the Registrar may permit the Eng lish translation to be filed or sent after the 
document or part has been filed at the Registry or sent to the Registrar.   
 
(4) Where any English translation of a document or pa rt of a document is filed at the Registry or sent 
to the Registrar under paragraph (2) —   
(a) the Registrar may refuse to accept the transla tion if it is in his opinion inaccurate; and  
 
(b) if he does so —   
(i) he shall notify the person who filed or sen t the translation of his refusal to accept 
the translation; and   
(ii) another English translation of the docume nt or part shall be filed or sent within 
2 months from the date of the Registrar's notification.   
(5) Where any English translation of a document or pa rt of a document is filed at the Registry or sent 
to the Registrar under paragraph (2) —  
 
(a) there shall be filed or sent together w ith the translation a copy of a verification 
document —   
(i) made in accordance with the Registrar’s requirements; and   
(ii) verifying that the translation corresponds to the original text of the document or 
part; and   
(b) the Registrar may, by notice, require to be filed at the Registry or sent to the Registrar, 
within 2 months from the date of the notice, the original of the verification document.  
 
(6) Where any document or part of a document filed at the Registry or sent to the Registrar is in a language other than English, the Registrar may treat  the document or part as not having been filed or 
sent unless —   
(a) there is sent or filed together with the document or part —  
 
(i) an English translation of the document or part; and   (ii) a copy of a verification document under paragraph (5) ( a) made in respect of the 
translation; and  
 
(b) if the Registrar has issued a notice under paragraph (5) ( b), the original of the verification 
document is filed at the Registry or sent to the Registrar within 2 months from the date of the 
notice.   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (7) Paragraphs (4), (5) and (6) ( a) (ii) and ( b) shall not apply to any document or part of a document 
translated into English under the Patent Co-operation Treaty.    
Publication and sale of documents 
113.—The Registrar may arrange for the publication and sale of copies of specifications and other 
documents in the Registry and of indexes to, a nd abridgements or abstracts of, such documents.  
 
Journal 
114.—(1) The Registrar shall publish a journal containi ng particulars of applications for and grant of 
patents and other proceedings unde r the Act and any other informa tion that he may deem to be 
generally useful or important.   
 (2) The journal shall be entitled “The Patents Journal”.    (3) Unless the Registrar otherwise directs, the journal shall be published monthly.   
 
(4) (Deleted by S 419/2006 )   
 
Reports of cases 
115.—The Registrar may from time to time publish reports of —  
 
(a) cases relating to patents decided by him; and  
 (b) cases relating to patents (whether under the Act or otherwise) decided by any court or 
body (whether in Singapore or elsewhere),   
being cases which he considers to be generally useful or important.  
  
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS 
 
Filing of international applications 
116.—(1) Where the Registry is the competent rece iving Office under the Patent Co-operation Treaty, 
an international application for a patent shall be filed at it in English in triplicate.   
 
(2) If less than 3 copies of the international applica tion for a patent are so filed, upon preparation by 
the Registry of the number of copies of it required to bring the total to 3, the applicant shall on demand pay to the Registry the appropriate char ge for the preparation of the additional copies 
required.    Fees for international applications 
117.—(1) Subject to paragraph (5), payment of the transmittal fee referred to in rule 14 of the 
Regulations under the Patent Co -operation Treaty shall be made to the Registry, accompanied by 
Patents Form 48, within one month from the date on wh ich the international application for a patent to 
which it relates is filed at the Registry.   
 
(2) Where, in accordance with rule 19.4 ( a) of the Regulations under the Patent Co-operation Treaty, 
an international application for a patent is considered  to have been received by the Registry on behalf 
of the International Bureau as receiving Office, th e transmittal of the application by the Registry 
shall be subject to a payment of the fee under rule 19.4 ( b) of those Regulations.   
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  (3) Subject to paragraph (5), payment of the intern ational filing fee referred to in rule 15.1 of the 
Regulations under the Patent Co-operation Treaty sha ll be made to the Registry within the period 
referred to in rule 15.4 of those Regulations.    (4) Subject to paragraph (5), payment of the search fee referred to in rule 16.1 of the Regulations 
under the Patent Co-operation Treaty shall be made to  the Registry within the period referred to in 
rule 16.1 (f) of those Regulations.    (5) Where the payment of a fee referred to in para graph (1), (3) or (4) has not been made to the 
Registry within the period prescribed under the app licable paragraph (referred to  in this paragraph as 
the specified period) —  
 
(a) the Registry shall give notice to the appli cant requiring the applicant to pay the Registry 
the outstanding fee and a late payment fee calcu lated in accordance with rule 16bis.2 of the 
Regulations under the Patent Co-operation Treat y within one month from the date on which 
the notice is sent to the applicant; and  
 (b) the specified period shall be treated in respect of the outstanding fee as not expiring until the end of the one-month period refe rred to in sub-paragraph (a).  
 
(6) Where an international application for a patent is filed at the Registry as receiving Office, and a 
request is made under rule 26bis.3( a) of the Regulations under the Patent Co-operation Treaty, 
payment of the prescribed fee shall be made to the Registry within the period referred to in 
rule 26bis.3( e) of those Regulations.   
 
Certified copies 
118.—A request under rule 17.1 or rule 21.2 of the Regulations under the Patent Co-operation Treaty 
for a certified copy of an international application for a patent as filed with the Registry as receiving 
Office and of any corrections thereto shall be made  on Patents Form 26 and shall be accompanied by 
the appropriate fee.   
Fee currency 
119.—The fees referred to in rules 117 and 1 18 shall be paid in Singapore dollars.  
 
Modified application of Act and Rules to Un ited Kingdom and European Patent Office 
applications 
120.—The Seventh Schedule shall have effect in r espect of applications for patents filed under 
section 116 (6) of the Patents Act (Cap. 221, 1995 Ed.) and patents granted thereon.  
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FIRST SCHEDULE 
Rules 3 and 59 
 
FEES PAYABLE 
  
Matter of Proceeding  Amount  
$    Corresponding 
Form No . 
1. (Deleted by S 324/2003 )      
2. On filing a request for the grant of a patent 160    1 3. On reference under section 20 (1) or 47 (1) 450    2 4. On filing a counter-statement in each of the following 
cases: 40    3 
(a) Opposing the making of an order under section 20 or 47      
(b) Opposing a request under section 22      (c) In respect of a reference under section 23 (5)      (d) Opposing an application under section 24      
(e) In answer to a notice of opposition under section 38      
(f) In answer to a notice of opposition under section 40      (g) In respect of a reference under section 48 (5)      (h) In respect of an application under section 53 (3)      (i) In answer to a notice of opposition under section 54 (7)      (j) In respect of a reference under section 67 (3)      
(k) On contesting an application under section 78 for 
declaration of non- infringement      
(l) On contesting an application under section 80 for 
revocation of a patent      
(m) In answer to a notice of opposition under section 107 (2) 
to the correction of an error, clerical error or mistake      
5. On application under section 20 (5) or 47 (3) for 
authorisation by Registrar 50    4 
6. On request for directions under section 22 450    5 
7. On reference under section 23 (5) or 48 (5) to determine 
the question of a licence 450    6 
8. On application to the Registrar under section 24 (1) 
and/or 24 (3) 450    7 
9. On filing a statement of inventorship and of right to the 
grant of a patent —    8 
10. On request for early publication under section 27 (2) 50    9 
10A. On filing a notice of withdrawal of an application for a 
patent under section 27 (1) —    9A  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  11. On filing a request for a search report or a supplementary 
search report 1,750    10 
12. On filing a request for a search and examination report 2,600    11 
12A. On furnishing details refe rred to in revoked rule 39 (1) 
in force immediately before 1st July 2004 —    11A 
12B. On furnishing information referre d to in rule 44 (1) —    11B 
12C. On filing a notice of intenti on to rely on an international 
preliminary report on patentability —    11C 
13. On filing a request for an examination report 1,100    12 
14. On request to amend appli cation before grant —    13 
14A. On filing a response to a written opinion under section 
31 or 38A —    13A 
15. On request that a certificate of grant be issued —     14 
(a) where the application for a patent has a date of filing 
before 1st July 2004 170     
(b) where the application for a patent has — 200     
(i) a date of filing on or after 1st July 2004; and      (ii) not more than 25 claims in the patent specification when 
rule 47 (3) is complied with      
(c) where the application for a patent has — 200 plus 20 for 
each claim in 
excess of 25 claims     
(i) a date of filing on or after 1st July 2004; and      
(ii) more than 25 claims in the patent specification when rule 
47 (3) is complied with      
16. On payment of renewal fee (not including payment of 
back renewal fees pursuant to restoration or cancellation of 
entry in the register that licences are available as of right) —    15 
(a) for each year in respect of the 5th, 6th or 7th year of the 
patent 160     
(b) for each year in respect of th e 8th, 9th or 10th year of the 
patent 270     
(c) for each year in respect of the 11th, 12th or 13th year of 
the patent 350     
(d) for each year in respect of the 14th, 15th or 16th year of 
the patent 450     
(e) for each year in respect of the 17th, 18th or 19th year of 
the patent 550     
(f) for the 20th year of the patent 650     
(g) for each year after the 20th year of the patent 950     17. (Deleted by S 324/2003 )      
17A. On payment of an additional fee for renewal under 
section 36 (3) —     16 IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (a) not exceeding one month 50     
(b) each succeeding month (but not exceeding 6 months) 100     18. On application to amend specification after grant 100    17 19. On notice of opposition to amendment of specification 
after grant 480    18 
20. On application for the restoration of a patent 500    19 
21. On payment of additional fee on the application for the 
restoration of a patent 300    20 
22. On filing an offer to surrender a patent 70    21 
23. On notice of opposition to offer to surrender a patent 250    22 
24. (Deleted by S 300/2000 )      
25. On application to register or give notice of a transaction, 
instrument or event affecting the rights in a patent or an application for  a patent — for each patent or application for a 
patent affected by such transaction, instrument or event 70    24 
26. On filing a request, in respect of one or more patents or 
applications for patents, for — 12    23 
(a) each alteration or correction of name      
(b) each alteration or correction of address (not being an 
address for service)      
26A. On filing a request, in respect of each patent or 
application for a patent, for — 12    23 
(a) each alteration or correction of address for service      
(b) each correction of an error in the register or any 
connected document      
(c) each correction of an error of translation or transcript or 
clerical error or mistake in the specification of a patent, in an 
application for a patent or in any document filed in connection with a patent or such an application      
27. On request for the furnishing of or access to 
miscellaneous information —     25 
(a) fee for inspecting each file or document relating to a 
patent or patent application 6.50     
(b) fee for furnishing each file or document 6     
(c) fee for photocopying each page or part thereof of any 
other document by the staff of the Registry 0.30     
(d) where the document is placed in the public search 
room —      
(i) fee for self-service photocopying of each page or part of 
the document using a stored-value card 0.15     
(ii) fee for photocopying of each page or part thereof by the 
staff of the Registry 0.30      IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  28. On request for certificate of the Registrar —     26 
(a) by impressed stamp —      (i) for the first 20 sheets 18     (ii) for each additional sheet thereafter 0.30     (b) sealed and attached to the documents —      
(i) for the first 20 sheets 30     
(ii) for each additional sheet thereafter 0.30     (c) in respect of a priority document under rule 17.1 (b) of the 
Regulations under the Patent Co-operation Treaty 50     
(d) in respect of a certified copy of the international 
application for a patent under rule 118 28     
29. On application for entry of order of court in the register 10    27 
30. On application by proprietor for entry to be made in the 
register to the effect that licences under the patent are to be available as of right 70    28 
31. On application for settlement of terms of licence of right 380    29 
32. On application under section 54 (1) or section 54 (3) for 
cancellation of entry in the register 70    30 
33. On notice of opposition to an application under section 54 
(1) or 54 (3) for cancellation of entry in the register 90    31 
34. On reference to the Registrar of a dispute as to 
infringement 280    32 
35. On application for declaration of non- infringement 280    33 
36. On application under repealed section 79 (1) in force 
immediately before 1st July 2004 for information on corresponding applications for a patent 100    34 
37. On application under section 80 for the revocation of a 
patent 500    35 
38. On request for re-examination of a patent in response to 
the Registrar’s direction 900    36 
39. On payment of prescribed fee for entry into the national 
phase under section 86 (3) 160    37 
40. On payment of prescribed fee and request for publication 
of translation 70    38 
41. On application to Registrar for an international 
application for a patent (Singapore) to be treated as an application under the Act 160    39 
42. On request for the exercise of the discretionary powers of 
the Registrar 100    40 
43. On declaration of authorisation where agent appointed or 
in substitution for another 10 for each 
patent or 
application for 
patent    41 IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  44. On payment of the advertisement fee upon receipt of the 
Registrar’s request under rule 91 (3) 18    42 
45. On notice of opposition to the correction of an error, 
clerical error or mistake 100    43 
46. On request for information relating to a patent or an 
application for a patent 24    44 
47. On request for extension of each time or period under rule 
108 (3) — for each month or part of a month for which the extension is sought 200    45 
48. On request for extension of each time or period under rule 
108 (4) 200    46 
49. On payment of additional fee for extension of each time 
or period under rule 108 (6) — for each month, or part of a month, for which the extension is granted 200    47 
49A. On request for extensi on of periods under sections 29 
(7) and 30 (1) ( a) —     45A 
(a) where the application is not  an international application 
for a patent (Singapore) that has entered the national phase in Singapore under section 86 (3) 1,800     
(b) where the application is an international application for a 
patent (Singapore) that has entered the national phase in 
Singapore under section 86 (3) Nil     
50. On payment of transmittal fee under rule 14 of the 
Regulations under the Patent Co-operation Treaty 150    48 
50A. On payment of fee under rule 117 (6) in respect of a 
request under Rule 26bis.3 ( a) of the Regulations under 
the Patent Co-operation Treaty 250    — 
51. On request for certificate authorising release of sample of 
micro-organism 15    49 
52. On notice of intention to restrict availability of samples of 
micro-organisms to experts 15    50 
53. On request for certificate authorising release of sample of 
micro-organism to an expert 15    51 
54. (Deleted by S 503/2003 )      
55. (Deleted by S 324/2003 )      
56. On payment of renewal fee under section 53 or 54 —     53 (a) for each year in respect of the 5th, 6th or 7th year of the 
patent 80     
(b) for each year in respect of th e 8th, 9th or 10th year of the 
patent 135     
(c) for each year in respect of the 11th, 12th or 13th year of 
the patent 175     
(d) for each year in respect of the 14th, 15th or 16th year of 
the patent 225      IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (e) for each year in respect of the 17th, 18th or 19th year of 
the patent 275     
(f) for the 20th year of the patent 325     
(g) for each year after the 20th year of the patent 475     56A. On application to extend the term of a patent under 
section 36A 950    54 
56B. On filing a request for a search and examination report 
after grant under section 38A —     55 
(a) where the Examiner is the Australian Patent Office 2,340     
(b) where the Examiner is the Austrian Patent Office 2,060     
(c) where the Examiner is the Danish Patent and Trademark 
Office 2,515     
56BA. On filing one or more documents under section 26 (7) 
(c) or (8) or 28 (8) —    56 
56BB. On filing a declaration under rule 9 (2) or a request 
under rule 9 (3) 120    57 
56BC. On filing a request under rule 9A (2) 250    57 
56C. On filing any miscellaneous document or documents —    99 
57. For using the patent computer facilities in the public 
search room of the Registry      
(a) for every half hour or part thereof of log on access using 
the patent search terminal 2     
(b) for each sheet of information printed 0.30     
(c) for every hour or part thereof of using the secured 
enclosure with terminal for patent application preparation for the purpose of using the electronic online system 22.50     
(d) for purchase of each recordable compact disc 1.60     
(e) for each session of use of the certificate belonging to the 
Registry for use with the electronic online system 5     
58. (Deleted by S 24/2007 )      
59. For using the services of a service bureau referred to in 
rule 96K to file any of the following by means of the 
electronic online system:      
(a) Patents Form 10, 11, 12 or 45A and any document 
accompanying that form 120 plus 0.50 for 
each page of form 
or document     
(b) Patents Form 8, 11A, 11B, 11C, 13 or 13A and any 
document accompanying that form —     
(c) any other form and any document accompanying that 
form      
60. Purchase of a copy of —      
(a) Patents Journal A 10     (b) Patents Journal B 36     IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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SECOND SCHEDULE  
Rule 4 (3) 
 
DESCRIPTIONS OF FORMS 
 
 
Form     Description of Form  
Certificate Form 1    Certificate of Grant 
Certificate Form 2    Certificate of Extension of Patent Term Patents Form 1    Request for the Grant of a Patent under section 25 Patents Form 2    Reference under section 20 (1) or 47 (1) Patents Form 3    Counter-Statement 
Patents Form 4    Application under section 20 (5) or 47 (3) for Authorisation 
by the Registrar 
Patents Form 5    Request for Directions under section 22 Patents Form 6    Reference under section 23 (5) or 48 (5) to Determine the 
Question of a Licence 
Patents Form 7    Application to Re gistrar under section 24 (1) and/or 24 (3) 
Patents Form 8    Statement of Inventorship and of Right to the Grant of a 
Patent under section 24 
Patents Form 9    Request for Early Publication under section 27 (2) Patents Form 9A    Withdrawal of an Application for a Patent under section 27 
(1) 
Patents Form 10    Request for a Search Report or Supplementary Search 
Report 
Patents Form 11    Request for a Search and Examination Report Patents Form 11A    Furnis hing of Prescribed Details 
Patents Form 11B    Furnishi ng of Prescribed Information 
Patents Form 11C    Notice of Intenti on to Rely on International Preliminary 
Report on Patentability under section 29 (2) ( e) (ii) 
Patents Form 12    Request for an Examination Report Patents Form 13    Request to Amend Application 
before Grant under section 
31 (2) 
Patents Form 13A    Response to Wr itten Opinion under section 31 or 38A 
Patents Form 14    Payment of Fee for Grant of a Patent under section 30 Patents Form 15    Payment of Rene wal Fee under section 36 (2) or 54 (2) 
Patents Form 16    Payment of Additional Fee under section 36 (3) Patents Form 17    Application to  Amend Specification after Grant under 
section 38 
Patents Form 18    Notice of Opposition to Amendment of Specification after 
Grant under section 38 or 83  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  Patents Form 19    Application for Restoration of a Patent under section 39 
Patents Form 20    Additional Fee on the Application for Restoration of a 
Patent under section 39 
Patents Form 21    Offer to Su rrender a Patent under section 40 (1) 
Patents Form 22    Notice of Oppositi on to Offer to Surrender a Patent under 
section 40 (2) 
Patents Form 23    Request for Alteration of Name, Address or Address for 
Service, or Correction of an Error, Clerical Error or Mistake under section 107 
Patents Form 24    Application to Register or to Give Notice of a Transaction, 
Instrument or Event Affecting th e Rights in a Patent or an 
Application for a Patent under section 43 
Patents Form 25    Request for Misce llaneous Information under section 42 or 
108 
Patents Form 26    Request for Certificate of the Registrar under section 45 
Patents Form 27    Application for Entry of Order of Court in the Register 
under section 43 
Patents Form 28    Application for Entr y to be Made in the Register to the 
Effect that Licences under the Pa tent are to be Available as 
of Right under section 53 (1) 
Patents Form 29    Application for Settle ment of Terms of a Licence of Right 
under section 53 (3) 
Patents Form 30    Application under sec tion 54 (1) or (3) for Cancellation of 
Entry in the Register 
Patents Form 31    Notice of Oppositi on to an Application under section 54 (1) 
or (3) for Cancellation of Entry in the Register 
Patents Form 32    Reference to the Registrar of a Dispute as to Infringement 
under section 67 (3) 
Patents Form 33    Application for Declaration of Non-Infringement under 
section 78 
Patents Form 34    Application for In formation on Corresponding Applications 
for a Patent 
Patents Form 35    Application for Revocation of a Patent under section 80 
Patents Form 36    Request for Re-Exa mination of a Patent in Response to 
Direction of the Registrar under section 80 
Patents Form 37    Payment of Fee for Entry into National Phase under section 
86 (3) 
Patents Form 38    Payment of Prescribed Fee and Request for Publication of 
Translation under section 86 (7) 
Patents Form 39    Application to the Re gistrar for an International Application 
to be Treated as an Application under the Act under section 85 
Patents Form 40    Request for the Exercise of the Registrar's Discretionary 
Powers under section 92 IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  Patents Form 41    Declaration of Authorisation where an Agent is Appointed 
or where One Agent is Substituted for Another 
Patents Form 42    Additional Fee for the Advertisement of Proposed 
Correction under section 107 
Patents Form 43    Notice of Opposition to the Correction of an Error, Clerical 
Error or Mistake under section 107 
Patents Form 44    Request for Info rmation Relating to a Patent or an 
Application for a Patent under section 108 
Patents Form 45    Request for Extensi on of Time or Period under rule 108 (3) 
Patents Form 45A    Request for Exte nsion of Periods under sections 29 (7) and 
30 (1) ( a) 
Patents Form 46    Request for Extensi on of Time or Period under rule 108 (4) 
Patents Form 47    Additional Fee for Ex tension of Time or Period under rule 
108 (6) 
Patents Form 48    Payment of Transm ittal Fee under rule 14 of the Regulations 
under the Patent Co-Operation Treaty 
Patents Form 49    Request for Certificate Authorising Release of Sample of 
Micro-Organism 
Patents Form 50    Notice of Intention to Restrict Availability of Samples of 
Micro-Organisms to Experts 
Patents Form 51    Request for Certificate Authorising Release of Sample of 
Micro-Organisms to an Expert 
Patents Form 53    Payment of Renewal Fee pursuant to section 53 (3) ( d) 
Patents Form 54    Request for an Ex tension of the Term of a Patent under 
section 36A 
Patents Form 55    Request for Search and Examination after Grant under 
section 38A 
Patents Form 56    Filing of Documents under section 26 (7) ( c) or (8) or 28 (8)
Patents Form 57    Declaration under rule  9 (2) or Request under rule 9 (3) or 
9A (2) 
Patents Form 99    Filing of Mi scellaneous Document or Documents 
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FORMS 
 
(DELETED BY S 366/2004 ) 
 
THIRD SCHEDULE  
Rules 5 and 7 
 
SCALE OF COSTS  
 
PART I — BASIC COSTS 
 
 
Item Matter    Amount  
1 Drawing and filing notice of opposition or application for 
revocation together with statement of case   $200 
2 Drawing and filing a counter-statement   $150 
3 Preparing and lodging evidence for a notice of opposition, an 
application for revocation or a counter-statement   $200-$800 
4 Perusing a notice of opposition, an application for revocation 
or a counter-statement (per folio)   $2 
5 Preparing for all interlocutory proceedings   $25-$120 
6 Attending all interlocutor y proceedings   $25-$50 
7 Preparing for hearing   $500-$1,500 
8 Attendance at hearing by patent agent without solicitor   $100 per hour up to a 
maximum of $450 per day 
9 Attendance at hearing by patent agent with instructing 
solicitor   $60 per hour up to a 
maximum of $270 per 
day 
10 Solicitor fees   $120 per hour up to a 
maximum of $540 per day 
11 Drawing bill of costs (per folio)   $2 
12 Attending taxation, and obtaining the Registrar's certificate or 
order    $50-$120 
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  PART II — ADDITIONAL COSTS 
 
1.—A person who has paid a fee prescribed in th ese Rules in relation to proceedings before the 
Registrar shall be paid the amount of the fee.  
 
2.—A person attending proceed ings before the Registrar shall be paid —  
 
(a) a reasonable amount for expenses incurred for transport between the usual place of 
residence of the person and the place that he attends for that purpose; and   
(b) if the person is required to be absent overnight from his usual place of residence, a 
reasonable amount as allowances up to a daily maximum of $250 for meals and accommodation.   
3.—A person who, because of his professional, scien tific or other special skill or knowledge, is 
summoned to appear before the Registrar as a witness shall be paid —  
 
(a) if the person is remunerated in his occupation by wages, salary or fees, an amount equal to 
the amount of wages, salary or fees not paid to the person because of his attendance before 
the Registrar for that purpose, but such amount should not exceed $150 per day; or   
(b) in any other case, an amount of not less th an $100 but not more than $150 for each day on 
which he so attends.    
FOURTH SCHEDULE 
Rules 20, 28 and 108 
MICRO-ORGANISMS 
Applications 
1.—(1) The specification of an application for a patent , or of a patent, for an invention which requires 
for its performance the use of a micro-organism —   
(a) which is not available to the public at the date of filing of the application; and  
 
(b) which cannot be described in the specificati on in such a manner as to enable the invention 
to be performed by a person skilled in the art,  
 shall, in relation to the micro-organism itself, be  treated for the purposes of the Act as disclosing the 
invention in such a manner only if one of the conditio ns set out in sub-paragraph (2), is satisfied.   
 
(2) The conditions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are —   
(a) a condition that —  
 
(i) not later than the date of filing of the application, a culture of the micro-organism 
has been deposited with any international  depositary authority which is able to 
furnish a sample of the micro-organism; and  
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  (ii) the name of the international depositary  authority, the date when the culture was 
deposited and the accession number of the deposit are given in the specification of the application; and   
(b) a condition, in the case of an international application for a patent (Singapore) which is 
treated, by virtue of section 85 as a patent under the Act, or, as the case may be, an 
application for a patent under the Act, that the corresponding provisions of the Implementing 
Regulations to the Patent Co-operati on Treaty have been complied with,  
 
and where a new deposit is made  under paragraph 4, a further condition that the applicant or 
proprietor makes a new deposit in accordance with that paragraph.   
 (3) Where the condition of sub-paragraph (2) ( a) (ii) is not satisfied at the time the application for a 
patent is filed, it shall be satisfied —   
(a) within 16 months from —  
 
(i) the declared priority date; or   (ii) the date of filing the application where there is no declared priority date;   
(b) where, on a request made by the applicant,  the Registrar publishes the application before 
the end of the period prescribed for the purposes of section 27 (1), before the date of the 
request; or   (c) where the Registrar sends notification to  the applicant that, in accordance with 
section 108 (4), he has received a request by any person for information and inspection of 
documents under subsection (1) of that section, before the end of one month after his sending 
to the applicant notification of his receipt of the request,   
whichever is the earliest.    
(4) The giving of the information specified in sub-paragraph (2) ( a) (ii) shall constitute the 
unreserved and irrecoverable consent of the applicant to the international depositary authority with 
which a culture (including a deposit which is to be treated as having always been available by virtue 
of paragraph 4 (2)) is from time to time deposite d making the culture available on receipt of the 
Registrar's certificate authorising the release to the person who is named therein as a person to whom 
the culture may be made available and who makes a valid request therefor to the authority.   
 
Availability of cultures 
2.—(1) Subject to paragraph 3, a request that th e Registrar certify a person as a person to whom an 
international depositary authority may furn ish a sample of a micro-organism —  
 
(a) before publication of the application for a patent, to a person who has made a request 
under section 108 (1) in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph 1 (3) ( c); and  
 
(b) at any later time, to any person,  
 
shall be made on Patents Form 49 together with the form provided for by the Regulations under the 
Budapest Treaty.    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (2) The Registrar shall send a copy of any form lodged with him under sub-pa ragraph (1) and of his 
certificate authorising the release of the sample —   
(a) to the applicant for, or proprietor of, the patent;   
(b) to the international depositary authority; and  
 (c) to the person making the request.   
(3) A request under sub-paragraph (1) shall comprise, on the part of the person to whom the request 
relates, undertakings for the benefit of the applicant for, or proprietor of, the patent —  
 
(a) not to make the culture, or any culture deri ved from it, available to any other person; and  
 (b) not to use the culture, or any culture deri ved from it, otherwise than for experimental 
purposes relating to the subject matter of the invention,  
 
and —   
(i) subject to sub-paragraph (iii) , both undertakings shall have effect during any period before 
the application for a patent has been wit hdrawn, has been treated as having been 
abandoned, has been refused or is treated as ha ving been refused (including any further period 
allowed under rule 100 or 108 (1) or (4) but excluding, where an application is reinstated under either of those rules, the period before it is reinstated);   (ii) if a patent is granted on the applicat ion, the undertaking set out in sub-paragraph ( a) shall 
also have effect during any period for which the patent is in force and during the period of 6 
months referred to in section 36 (3); and   (iii) the undertaking set out in sub-paragraph ( b) shall not have effect after the date of 
publication in the journal of a notice that the patent has been granted,   
and, in this sub-paragraph, references to a culture derived from a deposited culture of a micro-
organism are references to a culture so derived which exhibits those characteristics of the deposited 
culture essential for the perform ance of the invention.   
 (4) For the purpose of enabling any act specified in s ection 57 to be done in relation to the culture for 
the services of the Government, the undertaki ngs specified in sub-paragraph (3) —  
 
(a) shall not be required from any Government de partment or person authorised in writing by 
a Government department for the purposes of this paragraph; and  
 (b) shall not have effect in relation to an y such person who has already given them.  
 
(5) An undertaking given pursuant to sub-paragra ph (3) may be varied by way of derogation by 
agreement between the applicant or proprietor  and the person by whom it is given.   
 (6) Where, in respect of a patent to which the undertaking set out in sub-paragraph (3) ( a) has 
effect —  
 
(a) an entry is made in the register under sec tion 53 to the effect that licences are to be 
available as of right; or    IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (b) a compulsory licence is granted under section 55,  
 
that undertaking shall not have effect to the exte nt necessary for effect to be given to any such 
licence.    Availability of cultures to experts 
3.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3 ), where, before the preparati ons for publication under section 27 
of an application for a patent have been complete d, the applicant gives notice to the Registrar on 
Patents Form 50 of his intention that a sample of the micro-organism should be made available only to 
an expert, the provisions of this paragraph shall have effect.   
 
(2) The Registrar —   
(a) shall, at the time of publication of the a pplication under section 27, publish a notice in the 
journal that the provisions of th is paragraph have effect; and  
 
(b) notwithstanding paragraph 2,  shall not, until the patent is granted or the application has 
been withdrawn, has been treated as having been abandoned, has been refused or is treated as 
having been refused, issue any certificate aut horising release of a sample otherwise than 
under this paragraph.   
(3) In the case of an international application for a patent (Singapore), the applicant may, for the 
purpose set out in sub-paragraph (1), give notice in  writing to the International Bureau under rule 13 
bis 3 of the Regulations under the Patent Co-opera tion Treaty before the technical preparations for 
international publication of the application are comple te of his intention that a sample of the micro-
organism should be made available only to an expert  and he shall be treated by the Registrar for the 
purposes of this paragraph as having complied with  the conditions in sub-paragraph (1) and sub-
paragraph (2) ( a) shall not apply.   
 (4) Any person wishing to have a sample of the mi cro-organism made available (“the requester”) —  
 
(a) shall apply to the Registrar on Patents Form 51 together with the form provided for by the 
Regulations under the Patent Co-operation Treat y nominating the person (“the expert”) to 
whom he wishes the sample to be made available; and   (b) shall at the same time file undertakings by  the expert as set out in paragraph 2 (3) in 
accordance with the provisions of that paragraph.  
 
(5) The Registrar shall send a copy of Patents Form  51 filed under sub-paragraph (4) to the applicant 
for the patent and shall specify the period within  which the applicant may object, in accordance with 
sub-paragraph (6), to a sample of the micro-organism being available to the expert.    (6) Unless, within the period specifi ed by the Registrar under sub-paragraph (5) (or within such longer 
period as the Registrar may, on application made to him within that period, allow), the applicant for 
the patent sends notice in writing to the Registrar that he objects to a sample of the micro-organism being made available to the expert and gives his r easons for his objection, the Registrar shall send a 
copy of any form lodged with him under sub-paragraph (4) ( a) and of his certificate authorising the 
release of the sample —  
 
(a) to the applicant for the patent;   (b) to the international depositary authority concerned;   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  (c) to the requester; and  
 (d) to the expert.   
(7) Where, in accordance with sub-paragraph (6), the applicant for the patent sends notice to the 
Registrar of his objection to the issue of a certificate in favour of the expert, the Registrar —  
 
(a) shall decide, having regard to the knowle dge, experience and technical qualifications of 
the expert and to any other factors he consid ers relevant, whether to issue his certificate 
in favour of the expert; and  
 
(b) if he decides to authorise the release of th e sample to the expert, shall send to the persons 
referred to in sub-paragraph (6) a copy  of any form lodged with him under sub-
paragraph(4) ( a) and of his certificate authorising the release of the sample to the expert.   
 
(8) Before making a decision in accordance with sub- paragraph (7), the Registrar shall afford the 
applicant and the requester the opportunity of being heard.    (9) If the Registrar decides under sub-paragraph (7) no t to issue his certificate in favour of the expert, 
the requester may, by notice in writing to the Regi strar and the applicant, nominate another person as 
the expert for the purposes of this paragraph; and th e Registrar shall give such directions as he may 
think fit with regard to the subsequent procedure.   
 (10) Nothing in this paragraph shall affect the rights under section 56 of any Government department 
or of any person authorised in writing by a Government department.    New deposits 
4.—(1) Where the international depositary author ity with which a deposit or a new deposit of a 
culture has been made under this Schedule —   
(a) notifies the applicant or proprietor that it —   
(i) cannot satisfy a request made in accordan ce with paragraph 2 (1) or 3 (4); or  
 (ii) is not able lawfully, to satisfy such a re quest, for the culture to be made available;  
 
(b) ceases temporarily or permanently to carry out  the functions of an international depositary 
authority; or  
 (c) ceases for any reason to conduct its activities as an international depositary authority in an 
objective and impartial manner,   
subject to sub-paragraph (3), the applicant or propri etor may, unless the culture  has been transferred to 
another international depositary au thority which is able to make it available, make a new deposit of a 
culture of the micro-organism.    (2) For the purposes of paragraph 1 and this paragr aph, the deposit shall be treated as always having 
been available if, within 3 months of the receip t of such notification or of the international 
depositary authority ceasing to perform  the functions of an internati onal depositary authority or to 
conduct its activities as such an authority in an objective and impartial manner, the applicant or 
proprietor —   
(a) in a case where the deposit has not already been transferred, makes the new deposit;   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(b) furnishes to the international depositary au thority with which the new deposit is made a 
declaration that the culture so deposited is of  the same micro-organism as was the culture 
originally deposited; and   
(c) requests amendment of the specification under section 31 or 38, as the case may be, so as 
to indicate the accession number of the transferred or new deposit and, where applicable, the name of the international depositary aut hority with which the deposit has been made.  
 
(3) The new deposit referred to  in sub-paragraph (1) —  
 
(a) shall, subject to sub-paragraph ( b), be made with the same international depositary 
authority as was the original deposit; or   (b) in the cases referred to in sub-paragraphs (1) ( a) (ii), ( b) and ( c), shall be made with 
another international depositary authority which is able to satisfy the request.  
 
Definitions 
5.—In this Schedule —  
 
"Budapest Treaty" means the Treaty on the In ternational Recognitio n of the Deposit of 
Micro-organisms for the purposes of Patent  Procedure done at Budapest in 1977;  
 "depositary institution" means an instituti on which, at all relevant times —    
 
(a) carries out the functions of receiving, accepting and storing micro-organisms and 
the furnishing of samples thereof; and  
 (b) conducts its affairs in so far as they rela te to the carrying out of those functions in 
an objective and impartial manner;   
"international depositary authority" means a depositary institution which has acquired the 
status of international depositary authority as provided in Article 7 of the Budapest Treaty.  
  
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SIXTH SCHEDULE 
Rule 107 
 
REMUNERATION OF SCIENTIFIC ADVISERS 
 
1.—A person appointed as a scientific adviser to assi st the Registrar in proceedings under the Act and 
who attends the proceedings before the Registrar shall be paid —  
 
(a) a reasonable amount for expenses incurred for transport between his usual place of 
residence and the place where the proceedings take place; and  
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  (b) if the scientific adviser is required to be absent overnight from his usual place of 
residence, a reasonable amount as allowance for meals and accommodation up to a daily 
maximum of $250.   
2.—A person appointed as a scientific adviser to ass ist the Registrar in proceedings under the Act 
shall, apart from the expenses and allowances referred to in paragraph 1, be paid an amount of not less 
than $650 but not more than $2,000 for each day or pa rt thereof for which he hears the case or works 
on the report pursuant to an inquiry referred to him under rule 107 (1) ( b).  
 3.—A person appointed as a scientific adviser to sit with the Registrar at the hearing of any 
proceedings may, apart from the expenses and allowa nces referred to in paragraph 1, be paid an 
amount not less than $650 but not more than $2,000 if  he is subsequently not required to hear the 
proceedings with the Registrar.   
 
SEVENTH SCHEDULE* 
Rule 120 
 
MODIFIED APPLICATION OF TH E ACT AND RULES TO UNITED 
KINGDOM AND EUROPEAN PA TENT OFFICE APPLICATIONS  
 
1.—In this Schedule, “foreign application” means —  
 
(a) an application for a patent under the United Kingdom Patents Act 1977; or  
 (b) an application designating the United Kingdom filed at the European Patent Office.  
 
2.—Where a foreign application is  pending on 23rd February 1995, and the applicant makes an 
application under section 116 (6) of the Patents Act (C ap. 221, 1995 Ed.) for the grant of a patent, the 
provisions of the Act and these Rules shall apply to the foreign application with the following 
modifications:   
(a) where the application under section 116 (6) of the Patents Act (Cap. 221, 1995 Ed.) is 
filed after the 16-month period prescribed in rule 9 (2) or 18 (1) —   
(i) all the requirements of rules 9 and 18, except for the prescribed period of 16 months, shall be complied with within th e same day of filing the application; and  
 
(ii) the requirements of paragraph 1 (2) ( a) (ii) and (3) of the Fourth Schedule, in a 
case to which they apply, shall be complied with on or before the time ascertained 
under the said paragraph 1 (3) or the time of  filing the application, whichever is the 
later;  
 
(b) the application for the patent shall, notw ithstanding rule 19, be treated as having been 
abandoned unless —   
(i) the description, claims and drawings require d to be filed are identical with those as 
filed with the foreign application;  
 
(ii) the application is accompanied by a cer tified copy of the description, claims and 
drawings as filed with the foreign application; and   IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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(iii) a declaration stating that the foreign application was pending on 23rd February 1995 is made within the same day of filing the application;  
 
(c) the requirements of section 26 (1) are modified to the extent that the application shall be 
accorded, under section 116 (6) of the Patents Act (Cap. 221, 1995 Ed.), the same date 
of filing as the date of filing of the foreign a pplication, when the following considerations are 
satisfied in relation to the application:   
(i) the considerations of section 26 (1) ( a) and ( b); and  
 
(ii) the documents filed at the Registry contain a description of the invention which is identical with that as filed with the fo reign application as of its filing date;  
 
(d) the period prescribed for the purposes of se ction 28 (1) shall be the period which expires 
on the actual date of filing of the application;  
 (e) the requirements of rule 29 are modified to the extent that the 18-month period under rule 29 (1) or (2) shall commence from the actual date of filing the application;  
 (f) the requirements of rule 33 (1) are modified to  the extent that the requirements of rule 19 
as modified by sub-paragraph ( b) also apply;  
 (g) the requirements of rule 38 in force immedi ately before 1st July 2004 shall apply and are 
modified to the extent that the 16-month pe riod commences from the actual date of filing 
the application;  
 
(h) the requirements of repealed section 29 (1) ( a) in force immediately before 1st July 2004 
shall apply and are modified to the extent that  instead of filing a request for a search report, 
the applicant may file a copy of the search repor t which is issued in respect of the foreign 
application, provided that the application in Sing apore relates to the same or substantially the 
same invention as the foreign application at the time of search;  
 
(i) the requirements of repealed section 29 (1) ( b) in force immediately before 1st July 2004 
shall apply and are modified to the extent that  instead of filing a request for a search and 
examination report, the applicant may file a c opy of the search report and the examination 
report resulting from an examination as to substan ce which is issued in respect of the foreign 
application, provided that the application in Si ngapore relates to the same or substantially the 
same invention as the foreign application at the time of search and at the time of examination, respectively;   (j) repealed section 29 (12) in  force immediately before 1st July 2004 shall apply and is 
modified to the extent that “corresponding application” includes the foreign application;  
 
(k) the conditions of repealed section 30 (2) ( c) in force immediately before 1
st July 2004 shall 
apply and are modified to the extent that th e search report and the substantive examination 
report which is issued in respect of the fo reign application can be substituted for —  
 
(i) the search and examination report referred to in repealed section 30 (2) ( c) (i) in 
force immediately before 1st July 2004; or   (ii) the search report and the examination report referred to in repealed section 30 (2) (c) (ii) or (iii) in force immediately before 1st July 2004,  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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as the case may be;   (l) the requirements of rule 43 in force immedi ately before 1st July 2004 shall apply and are 
modified to the extent that the period prescr ibed under paragraph (1) or (2) of that rule 
shall be 22 months from the actual da te of filing the application;  
 (m) the requirements of rule 46 (8) in force i mmediately before 1st July 2004 shall apply and 
are modified to the extent that the period referred to in that provision shall be 39 months from the actual date of filing the applica tion under section 116 (6) of the Patents Act 
(Cap. 221, 1995 Ed.);  
 (n) the requirements of rule 47 (1) in force imme diately before 1st July 2004 are modified to 
the extent that the period prescribed under that provision shall be 42 months from the actual date of filing the application; and  
 
(o) the date prescribed for the purposes of secti on 36 (1) shall be the date of filing of the 
application accorded under section 116 (6) of the Patents Act (Cap. 221, 1995 Ed.).  
 
3.—Rule 108 (2) and (3) shall, when applied to any fo reign application referred to in paragraph 2, be 
modified to read as follows:  
 
“(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are rules 9 (1), 19 (2), 26 (5) and (6), 28 (so 
far as it relates to rule 9 (1)), 46 (4), (5), (8) and (10), 49, 51 (1), 52 (2), 52A (8), 53 (1), 54 (2), 73 (1), 74 (1), 75, 85 (1), 91 (3) and (5) and paragraph 4 (2) of the Fourth Schedule.   
(3) A time or period prescribed in rules 9 (2),  (2A) and (5) (including the period therein 
prescribed as substituted by paragraph 2 ( a) of the Seventh Schedule), 18 (1) (including the 
period therein prescribed as substituted by para graph 2 (a) of the Seventh Schedule), 26 (2) 
and (4), 28 (except so far as it relates to ru le 9 (1)), 38 (1), 43 (including the period 
therein prescribed as substituted by paragraph 2 (l) of the Seventh Schedule), 47 (1) and (2), 
53 (4), 86 (1), (6) and (8), 97 (2) (c) and paragr aph 1 (3) of the Fourth Schedule shall, if not 
previously extended, be extended for a period not exceeding 3 months upon filing 
Patents Form 45 before the end of the period for which extension is sought.”.  
 
4.—Sections 26 (6), 27 (1), 29, 30, 31, 36 (2), 36A and 69 shall not apply to any foreign application 
referred to in paragraph 2, and inst ead sections 26 (6), 27 (1), 29, 30, 31, 32, 36 (2), 69 and 79 in force 
immediately before 1st July 2004 shall apply to th at application with the modifications referred to 
in paragraph 2.   5.—Rules 27 (1), 36, 37, 38, 40 (1), 41, 42, 42A, 43, 44, 45 (1), (3) and (4), 46, 47 (1), (2) and (4A), 
47A, 49 (2), 51 (2A) and 51A shall not apply to any foreign application referred to in paragraph 2, 
and instead —  
 
(a) rules 27 (1), 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 (1), 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 (1) and (3), 46, 47 (1) and (2), 49 (2) and 79 in force immediately before 1st July 2 004 shall apply to that application with the 
modifications referred to in paragraph 2; and  
 
(b) any reference in these Rules to  rules 27 (1), 36, 37, 38, 40 (1), 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 (1) and 
(3), 46, 47 (1) and (2) and 49 (2) shall be c onstrued in accordance with sub-paragraph (a).  
 
*This Schedule applies to applications filed unde r section 116 (6) of the Patents Act (1995 Ed.) and 
patents granted thereon and replace s the Seventh Schedule which was de leted on 1st July 2004 by the  IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 
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  Patents (Amendment) Rules 2004 (S 366/2004). Refere nces in this Schedule to provisions in the 
Patents Act or Patents Rules may be to provisions  that have been modified after 1st July 2004. 
Reference should be made to the transitional provisions in the Acts or Rules making such 
modifications to ascertain if the provisions cited in this Schedule are references to provisions in force 
prior to such modifications.  
 
 
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286/99; S 510/99; S 300/2000; S 60/2001; S 500/2001; S 656/2001; S 75/2002;S 355/2002; S 
324/2003; S 503/2003; S504/2003; S 366/2004; S 116/2005; S 242/2006;S 419/2006; S 24/2007; S 
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