Singapore legislation
Clause 31
of Patents Bill
Clause 31
General power to amend application before grant
(1)
If it appears to an Examiner during the examination of an application that the conditions specified in sections 13 and 25(4) and (5) have not been complied with, the Examiner shall give the applicant one written opinion to that effect, and the applicant shall before the examination report is issued have the right to —
respond to the written opinion within the prescribed period; and
amend the specification of the application in accordance with the prescribed conditions and subject to section 84.
(2)
At any time before a patent is granted in pursuance of an application, the applicant may in accordance with the prescribed conditions and subject to section 84, amend the application of his own volition.