Singapore legislation
Clause 40
Clause 40
Saving and transitional provisions relating to amendments to Patents Act
(1)
Despite section 9(c), section 20(7) of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 9(c) continues to apply to or in relation to any reference of a question made under section 20(1) of that Act before that date.
(2)
Section 10 applies to any application for a patent that has been published, whether published before, on or after the date of commencement of that section.
(3)
Section 11 applies to any patent, whether granted before, on or after the date of commencement of that section.
(4)
Despite section 12(c), section 47(8) of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 12(c) continues to apply to or in relation to any reference of a question made under section 47(1) of that Act before that date.
(5)
Section 12(d) does not apply to any proceedings of the High Court pursuant to a reference made under section 47(1) of the Patents Act before the date of commencement of section 12(d).
(6)
Despite section 13, section 67 of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 13 continues to apply to or in relation to any reference made under section 67(3) of that Act before that date.
(7)
Despite section 14, section 69 read with section 67(4)(a) of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 14 continues to apply to or in relation to any reference made under section 67(3) of that Act before that date.
(8)
Despite section 15, section 70 read with section 67(4)(a) of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 15 continues to apply to or in relation to any reference made under section 67(3) of that Act before that date.
(9)
Despite section 16, section 72(2) read with section 67(4)(a) of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 16 continues to apply to or in relation to any reference made under section 67(3) of that Act before that date.
(10)
Despite section 17, sections 74(2) and 75 read with section 67(4)(a) of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 17 continue to apply to or in relation to any reference made under section 67(3) of that Act before that date.
(11)
Despite section 18, section 76 read with section 67(4)(a) of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 18 continues to apply to or in relation to any reference under section 67(3) of that Act made by an applicant for a patent before that date.
(12)
Despite section 19(a), section 78 of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 19(a) continues to apply to any proceedings before the Registrar for a declaration of non-infringement commenced under section 78 of that Act before that date.
(13)
Despite section 19(b), section 78(2) of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 19(b) continues to apply to any declaration made by the Registrar under section 78(1) of that Act —
before that date; or
in any proceedings mentioned in subsection (12).
(14)
Section 20(i) does not apply to any application for revocation of a patent made under section 80(1) of the Patents Act before the date of commencement of section 20(i).
(15)
Despite section 24(b), section 90(3) of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 24(b) continues to apply to or in relation to any reference made under section 67(3) of that Act before that date.
(16)
Despite section 25(a), section 103(1) of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 25(a) continues to apply to or in relation to any offence under that Act committed before that date.