Clause 30

that all the formal requirements have been complied with;

in the case of an international application for a patent (Singapore) where Singapore has been elected in accordance with Chapter II of the Patent Co-operation Treaty, that the international preliminary examination report of the application has been received by the Registrar;

in any other case, that the following reports or information have been received by the Registrar:

the search and examination report referred to in section 29(6);

the search report and the examination report referred to in section 29(3);

the search report referred to in section 29(5) and the examination report referred to in section 29(7);

the examination report referred to in section 29(8); or

the prescribed information relating to any one of the corresponding international applications or other corresponding applications referred to in section 29(4); and

that the prescribed fee for the grant of a patent has been paid.

in pursuance of more than one application where two or more applications for a patent for the same invention having the same priority date have been filed by the same applicant or his successor in title; or

in respect of any invention referred to in section 13(3).