Singapore legislation

Clause 20

of Intellectual Property (Dispute Resolution) Bill

Clause 20

Amendment of section 80

Section 80 of the Patents Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately before the words “the Registrar” in subsection (1), the words “the court or”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the word “entitled” in subsection (1)(b), the words “(either alone or with other persons)”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately before the words “the Registrar” in subsection (2), the words “the court or”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately before the word “Registrar” wherever it appears in subsection (3), the words “court or the”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the word “entitled” in subsection (4)(b), the words “(either alone or with other persons, as the case may be)”;

(f)

by deleting the word “Registrar” in subsection (5)(b) and substituting the words “court or the Registrar, as the case may be”;

(g)

by inserting, immediately before the words “the Registrar” in subsection (8), the words “the court or”;

(h)

by inserting, immediately after the word “application” in subsection (9), the words “to the Registrar”; and

(i)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (10), the following subsection:“(11) Where an application is made to the Registrar under this section, the Registrar may at any stage of the proceedings refer the application to the court.”.

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