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Regulation 92

of Patents Rules

Regulation 92

Information about patents and patent applications

Amended byS 81/2014 wef 14/02/2014S 399/2022 wef 26/05/2022S 146/2017 wef 01/04/2017

Subregulation 1

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

A request under section 108 for information relating to any patent or application for a patent may be made as to —

(a)

the date on which any report, document or English translation referred to in section 29, 29B or 30(c) or rule 42 or 42A was received by the Registrar;

(b)

when the specification of a patent or application for a patent was published;

(c)

when an application for a patent was withdrawn, was treated as having been withdrawn, was treated as having been abandoned, was refused or was treated as having been refused;

(d)

whether a renewal fee was not paid within the period prescribed for the purposes of section 36(2);

(e)

whether a renewal fee was paid within the period prescribed under section 36(3);

(f)

when a patent has ceased to have effect and/or an application for restoration of a patent was filed;

(g)

when an entry was made in the register or an application was made for the making of such entry;

(h)

when any application or request was made or action taken involving an entry in the register or advertisement in the journal, if the nature of the application, request or action is specified in the request;

(i)

when any document may be inspected in accordance with rule 93 or 94; and

(j)

such other particulars referred to in any patent or application for a patent as the Registrar may in any particular case allow.

Subregulation 2

As regards information relating to any patent in force by virtue of section 117(3), a request may also be made as to when —

(a)

a certificate of registration was issued;

(b)

the patent was first renewed under this Act; and

(c)

an entry was made in the Register of Patents under the repealed Registration of United Kingdom Patents Act (Cap. 271, 1985 Ed.).

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 146/2017 wef 01/04/2017

Every request mentioned in paragraph (1) or (2) must be made in writing.