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Regulation 48

of Patents Rules

Regulation 48

Application for amendment before grant

Amended byS 399/2022 wef 26/05/2022

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 399/2022 wef 26/05/2022

Subject to rules 46(3) and (3A) and 56(1), an application for amendment of —

(a)

the request for the grant of a patent on Patents Form 1; or

(b)

the description, claims, drawings and abstract,shall be made on Patents Form 13.

Subregulation 2

The application for amendment of a document referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) shall be accompanied by a copy of that document with the proposed amendment indicated therein 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 3

[Deleted by S 93/2007]

Subregulation 4

Paragraph (2) shall not apply if the application for amendment is to be filed using the electronic online system; and the application for amendment shall instead comply with practice directions issued by the Registrar in place of the requirements in that paragraph, including the filing of such other document prepared in such manner as may be specified therein.