Section 14

that matter was contained in the application for that other patent both as filed and as published; and

the priority date of that matter is earlier than that of the invention.

the disclosure was due to, or made in consequence of, the matter having been obtained unlawfully or in breach of confidence by any person —

from the inventor or from any other person to whom the matter was made available in confidence by the inventor or who obtained it from the inventor because the other person or the inventor believed that the other person was entitled to obtain it; or

from any other person (A) to whom the matter was made available in confidence by any person mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) or in this sub‑paragraph or who obtained it from any person so mentioned because A or the person from whom A obtained it believed that A was entitled to obtain it;

the disclosure was made in breach of confidence by any person who obtained the matter in confidence from the inventor or from any other person to whom it was made available, or who obtained it, from the inventor;

the disclosure was due to, or made in consequence of, the inventor displaying the invention at an international exhibition;

the disclosure was due to, or made in consequence of, the inventor describing the invention in a paper read by the inventor or another person with the inventor’s consent or on the inventor’s behalf before any learned society or published with the inventor’s consent in the transactions of any learned society; or

subject to subsections (6) and (7), the disclosure was made to the public by the inventor, or by a person who obtained the matter directly or indirectly from the inventor, in any circumstances not described in paragraphs (a) to (d).

the application was filed, without the consent of the inventor, by a person who obtained the matter directly or indirectly from the inventor; or

the publication was erroneous by reason that —

the application had been withdrawn, refused or abandoned before the date of the publication; and

consequently, the publication was not required under the law (whether of Singapore or elsewhere) or treaty governing the application.

the disclosure of matter constituting an invention is due to, or in consequence of, the publication by an intellectual property administrator (being a person who obtained the matter directly or indirectly from the inventor) of an application for an intellectual property right (being an application containing the matter, but not being the application for a patent mentioned in subsection (4)), or a registration of an intellectual property right pursuant to such an application; and

the publication was erroneous by reason that the publication occurred earlier than provided under the law (whether of Singapore or elsewhere) or treaty governing the application,the matter is to be treated as disclosed to the public on the date when the publication should have occurred under that law or treaty.

complying with section 29(1)(b) or (c), (3) or (9); or

making a request under section 29B(1) for a review of an examination report issued under section 29(4) or a search and examination report issued under section 29(5),the applicant must file written evidence complying with the prescribed requirements in support of the applicant’s reliance on those circumstances.

any national or regional office outside Singapore that performs functions similar to those that are performed by —

the Registry;

the Registry of Plant Varieties established under section 7 of the Plant Varieties Protection Act 2004;

the Registry of Designs established under section 51 of the Registered Designs Act 2000; or

the Registry of Trade Marks established under section 64 of the Trade Marks Act 1998;

the International Bureau; or

the International Bureau as defined in section 2(1) of the Registered Designs Act 2000 or section 2(1) of the Trade Marks Act 1998;

the Registrar; (b)the Registrar of Designs; (c)the Registrar of Plant Varieties; (d)the Registrar of Trade Marks; or (e)a foreign intellectual property office;