Singapore legislation
Regulation 9C
Regulation 9C
Translation of priority documents
Subregulation 1
Where —
a copy of any priority application is furnished under rule 9B(4);
that priority application is in a language other than English;
the validity of the claim to priority is relevant to determining whether the invention concerned is patentable; and
the Registrar, by notice sent to the applicant or proprietor, as the case may be, requires him to furnish to the Registry an English translation of that priority application,the applicant or proprietor, as the case may be, shall, within 2 months from the date of the notice —
furnish to the Registry both of the following at the same time:
an English translation of that priority application;
a copy of a verification document —
(BA)made in accordance with the Registrar’s requirements; and
(BB)verifying that the translation corresponds to the original text of that priority application.
[Deleted by S 399/2022 wef 26/05/2022]
Subregulation 2
The Registrar may, by notice, require to be filed at the Registry or sent to the Registrar, within such period as may be specified in the notice, the original of the verification document.
Subregulation 3
If the applicant or proprietor, as the case may be, fails to comply with —
paragraph (1) in respect of any priority application; or
the Registrar’s requirement under paragraph (2) in respect of any verification document relating to any priority application,the declaration for the purposes of section 17(2) shall be disregarded in so far as it relates to that priority application.