Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Patents (Amendment) Bill

Clause 7

Repeal and re-enactment of sections 30 and 31

Sections 30 and 31 of the Patents Act are repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Grant of patent

30. The Registrar shall grant the applicant a patent if all of the following conditions have been satisfied:

(a)

all the formal requirements have been complied with;

(b)

the applicant has received a notice of eligibility to proceed to the grant of a patent under section 29A(1) or 29B(5)(b)(i); and

(c)

the prescribed documents for the grant of the patent have been filed.General power to amend application before grant31.—

(1)

Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), the applicant may, of his own volition or otherwise, amend the application or the specification thereof.(2) The applicant shall not be entitled to amend the application or specification unless —

(a)

he has made a request to do so to the Registrar —

(i)

in the prescribed manner; and

(ii)

within the prescribed period; and

(b)

the request is accompanied by the prescribed documents.(3) The applicant may only amend the application or specification in accordance with the prescribed conditions and subject to section 84.(4) If the applicant fails to comply with any requirement under subsection (2) or (3), the Registrar shall —

(a)

refuse the applicant’s request to amend the application or specification; and

(b)

inform the applicant of the refusal.”.

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