Singapore legislation
Regulation 19A
Regulation 19A
Description of patent that discloses sequence
Subregulation 1
Where an application for a patent discloses a sequence, the description of the application for the patent must include a sequence listing, presented as a separate part of the description and in a manner that complies with the practice directions issued by the Registrar.
Subregulation 2
Where an application for a patent discloses a sequence and —
a sequence listing is not included in the description of the application for the patent; or
the sequence listing that is included is not presented in a manner that complies with the practice directions issued by the Registrar,the Registrar may invite the applicant to submit, for the purposes of the search and within the period specified in the invitation, a sequence listing presented in a manner that complies with the practice directions issued by the Registrar.
Subregulation 3
If the applicant does not, within the period specified in the invitation given under paragraph (2), submit the required sequence listing, the Examiner need only search the application to the extent that a meaningful search may be carried out —
without the sequence listing; or
with the sequence listing mentioned in paragraph (2)(b),as the case may be.
Subregulation 4
Any sequence listing not included in the description of an application for a patent on the date of filing of the application as defined in section 2(1), including a sequence listing submitted pursuant to paragraph (2), does not form part of the application for the patent.
Subregulation 5
To avoid doubt, paragraph (4) does not prevent the applicant from amending or correcting, in accordance with any provision of the Act or these Rules, the description of an application for a patent in relation to a sequence listing.