Patents Act 1994 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 20 · Miscellaneous and General
106. Immunity of Office, its officers and Examiners
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The Office, any officer of the Registry and any Examiner shall not —
Office
“Office” means the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore incorporated under the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Act 2001;
be taken to warrant the validity of any patent granted under this Act or any treaty to which Singapore is a party;
patent
“patent” means a patent under this Act and includes a patent in force by virtue of section 117(3);
incur any liability by reason of or in connection with any examination or investigation required or authorised by this Act or any such treaty or any report or other proceedings consequent on any such examination or investigation; or
examination
“examination” means an examination conducted by an Examiner in relation to an application for a patent to determine such matters as may be prescribed;
incur any liability by reason of an incorrect entry in the register of patent agents or the register of foreign patent agents maintained under Part 19.
register
“register”, when used as a noun, means the register of patents maintained under section 42 and, when used as a verb, means, in relation to any thing, to register or register particulars, or enter notice, of that thing in the register and, when used in relation to a person, means to enter the person’s name in the register;