Singapore legislation
Clause 58
of Patents Bill
Clause 58
Exercise of powers on application under section 55
(1)
The powers of the Registrar on an application under section 55 in respect of a patent shall be exercised with a view to securing the following general purposes:
that inventions which can be worked on a commercial scale in Singapore and which should in the public interest be so worked shall be worked without undue delay such that they are available in Singapore to an adequate extent and supplied on reasonable terms;
that the interests of any person for the time being working or developing an invention in Singapore under the protection of a patent shall not be unfairly prejudiced;
that the royalty and other remuneration, if any, reserved to the inventor or other person beneficially entitled to a patent is reasonable having regard to the nature of the invention.
(2)
Subject to subsection (1), the Registrar shall, in determining whether to make an order or entry in pursuance of such an application, take account of the following matters:
the nature of the invention, the time which has elapsed since the publication in the journal of a notice of the grant of the patent and the measures already taken by the proprietor of the patent or any licensee to make full use of the invention;
the ability of any person to whom a licence would be granted under the order to work the invention to the public advantage; and
the risks to be undertaken by that person in providing capital and working the invention if the application for an order is granted,but shall not be required to take account of matters subsequent to the making of the application.