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Regulation 46A

of Patents Rules

Regulation 46A

Review of examination report, etc.

Amended byS 399/2022 wef 26/05/2022S 81/2014 wef 14/02/2014S 399/2022 wef 31/12/2021

Subregulation 1

A request for a review under section 29B(1) of an examination report issued under section 29(4), a search and examination report issued under section 29(5) or a supplementary examination report issued under section 29(6) shall be made on Patents Form 12B.

Subregulation 2

The period prescribed for the purposes of sections 29A(4)(a) and 29B(1)(a) shall be 2 months after the date of the Registrar’s letter forwarding to the applicant the notice under section 29A(3).

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 399/2022 wef 26/05/2022

The applicant may amend the specification of the application under section 29B(2) by filing the amendment on Patents Form 12B.

Subregulation 4

Where an amendment of the specification of an application is filed under paragraph (3), it shall be in the form of a copy of the specification with the amendment indicated in the following manner:

(a)

by striking through any text, figure or other matter to be replaced or deleted; and

(b)

by underlining any replacement text, figure or other matter.

Subregulation 5

Amended byS 81/2014 wef 14/02/2014S 399/2022 wef 31/12/2021

The period prescribed for the purposes of section 29B(7) shall be 2 months after the date of the Registrar’s letter forwarding the notice under section 29B(5)(b)(ii).