Singapore legislation
Clause 18
Clause 18
Saving and transitional provisions
(1)
Despite section 7, section 25(1) of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 7, continues to apply to an application for a patent which has a date of filing (as defined in section 2(1) of the Patents Act) before the date of commencement of section 7.
(2)
Section 26 of the Patents Act as amended by section 8(a), also applies to an application for a patent in relation to which the prescribed period mentioned in section 26(7) of the Patents Act has not expired as of the date of commencement of section 8(a), if the documents mentioned in section 26(7)(c) of the Patents Act have yet to be filed by that date.
(3)
Section 26 of the Patents Act as amended by section 8(b), also applies to an application for a patent in relation to which the prescribed period mentioned in section 26(9)(b) of the Patents Act has not expired as of the date of commencement of section 8(b), if the documents mentioned in section 26(9)(b)(iv) of the Patents Act have yet to be filed by that date.
(4)
Section 28(9) of the Patents Act as amended by section 9 also applies to an application for a patent in relation to which the prescribed period mentioned in section 28(9)(b) of the Patents Act has not expired as of the date of commencement of section 9, if the documents mentioned in section 28(9)(b)(iv) of the Patents Act have yet to be filed by that date.
(5)
Despite section 10(b), section 29(1)(c) of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 10(b), continues to apply to an application for a patent for which a request for an examination report is filed before that date.
(6)
Despite section 11, section 29B of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 11, continues to apply to a request for a review of an examination report issued under section 29(4) of the Patents Act, a search and examination report issued under section 29(5) of the Patents Act, or a supplementary examination report issued under section 29(6) of the Patents Act, that is filed before that date.
(7)
Despite section 15, section 86(7) (or section 86(6) as renumbered in the 2020 Revised Edition) of the Patents Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 15, continues to apply to an application for a patent that is an international application for a patent (Singapore), that has entered the national phase in Singapore before that date under section 86(3) of the Patents Act.