Clause 19

by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:“(a)between a person and any of the following:

a registered patent agent or a registered foreign patent agent;

a partnership entitled under Part XIX to describe itself as a firm of patent agents or as a firm of foreign patent agents; or

a body corporate entitled under Part XIX to describe itself as a patent agent or as a foreign patent agent; or”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “his patent agent” in subsection (1)(b), the words “or a registered foreign patent agent”;

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) In this section —“legal proceedings” includes proceedings before the Registrar;“patent” includes any patent or other protection for an invention granted in any country or jurisdiction other than Singapore.”; and

by inserting, immediately after the word “agents” in the section heading, the word “, etc.”.