Singapore legislation
Regulation 26
Regulation 26
Certain matters prescribed under section 26
Subregulation 1
The information on an earlier relevant application prescribed for the purposes of section 26 (1)(c)(ii)(B) shall be —
the date of filing of the earlier relevant application; and
the country in or for which the earlier relevant application was made.
Subregulation 2
The period prescribed for the purposes of section 26(3)(b) shall be 2 months from the date of the Registrar’s notification under section 26(3)(a).
Subregulation 3
The period prescribed for the purposes of section 26(7) shall be —
subject to sub-paragraph (b), 3 months from the date of filing of the application for a patent; or
where a new application has been filed under section 20(3), 26(11) or 47(4), 3 months from the initiation date.
Subregulation 4
The documents prescribed for the purposes of section 26(7)(c) are —
a copy of the earlier relevant application mentioned in section 26(1)(c)(ii)(C) that is —
duly certified by the authority with which it was filed; or
otherwise acceptable to the Registrar;
where the earlier relevant application is in a language other than English — an English translation of that earlier relevant application; and
Patents Form 56.
Subregulation 4A
Paragraph (4)(a) or (b) does not apply if a copy of the earlier relevant application or an English translation of the earlier relevant application (as the case may be) had previously been filed at the Registry.
Subregulation 5
The period prescribed for the purposes of section 26(12)(a) shall be —
subject to sub-paragraph (b) —
where there is no declared priority date, 12 months from the date of filing of the application for a patent; or
where there is a declared priority date, whichever following period expires later:
12 months from the declared priority date; or
2 months from the date of filing of the application; or
where a new application has been filed under section 20(3), 26(11) or 47(4), 2 months from the initiation date.