Singapore legislation

Clause 174

of Courts (Civil and Criminal Justice) Reform Bill

Clause 174

Amendment of Patents Act

The Patents Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “leave” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “permission”:Section 39(3)Section 82(7)Section 90(3);

(b)

by deleting the word “plaintiff” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “claimant”:Section 51(2)Section 67(4)(b)Section 70(2)Section 77(2) and (3)(c);

(c)

by deleting the words “enters an appearance” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “files and serves a notice of intention to contest or not contest”:Section 53(7)Section 58(7)Section 73(2)Section 74(3);

(d)

by deleting the word “plaintiff” in the following provision and substituting the word “claimant”:Section 67(3); and

(e)

by deleting the word “execution” in the following provision and substituting the words “an enforcement order”:Section 96(2).