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Regulation 33

of Patents Rules

Regulation 33

Formal requirements

Amended byS 81/2014 wef 14/02/2014S 81/2014 wef 14/02/2014

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 81/2014 wef 14/02/2014S 81/2014 wef 14/02/2014

The following shall be formal requirements for the purposes of the Act:

(a)

the requirements of rule 19(1), (4) and (6A);

(b)

the requirements laid down in rules 21(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) (other than those contained in paragraph (5)(h)) and (7), 22 and 23 (other than those contained in paragraphs (19), (20) and (26));

(c)

the requirements of rule 31(1)(a); and

(d)

the filing of an abstract referred to in section 25(3)(c).

Subregulation 2

Where the application is an international application for a patent (Singapore) which, by virtue of section 85, is to be treated as an application for a patent under the Act, the requirements of rules 19(1), 21, 22 and 23 shall be treated as having been complied with to the extent that the requirements of the corresponding provisions of the Regulations under the Patent Co-operation Treaty, have been fulfilled.