Patents Act 1994 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 17 · Legal Proceedings
93. Right of audience in patent proceedings
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Any party to any proceedings before the Registrar under this Act or any treaty to which Singapore is a party may appear before the Registrar in person or be represented by an advocate and solicitor or a registered patent agent.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Patents and includes any Deputy Registrar of Patents holding office under this Act;
The Government may be represented by a Judicial Service Officer or Legal Service Officer in any proceedings before the Registrar under this Act or any treaty to which Singapore is a party.
Legal Service Officer
“Legal Service Officer” means an officer in the Singapore Legal Service;
Without affecting the right of counsel to appear before the court, an advocate and solicitor who is not in actual practice has, despite anything in the Legal Profession Act 1966, the right to appear and be heard on behalf of any party to an appeal under this Act from the Registrar to the court.
right
“right”, in relation to any patent or application, includes an interest in the patent or application and, without prejudice to the foregoing, any reference to a right in a patent includes a reference to a share in the patent;