13. Claim to priority

If a right of priority is claimed under section 14 of the Act, particulars of that claim shall be included in the application made under rule 11(1).

The particulars which shall be given, in respect of a foreign application referred to in section 14 of the Act, are —

the serial or application number allocated to the foreign application on filing;

the date of filing of the foreign application; and

any other information, documents or material that is necessary for the making of a grant of protection in Singapore, as set out in the Act and these Rules.

For the purposes of section 14(2) of the Act, the prescribed period is 3 months.

The Registrar may require the applicant to file a certificate by the registering or other competent authority concerned certifying or verifying to the satisfaction of the Registrar —

the date of filing of the foreign application;

the registering or competent authority;

the country or territory of the registering or competent authority (where applicable); and

the full particulars of the plant variety (including but not limited to a description of the plant variety and the proposed denomination).

Where the certificate referred to in paragraph (3) is not in the English language, there shall be annexed to the certificate a translation in English of the contents of the certificate, certified or verified to the satisfaction of the Registrar.

If a right of priority is claimed under section 14 of the Act, particulars of that claim shall be included in the application made under rule 11(1).

The particulars which shall be given, in respect of a foreign application referred to in section 14 of the Act, are —

the serial or application number allocated to the foreign application on filing;

the date of filing of the foreign application; and

any other information, documents or material that is necessary for the making of a grant of protection in Singapore, as set out in the Act and these Rules.

For the purposes of section 14(2) of the Act, the prescribed period is 3 months.

The Registrar may require the applicant to file a certificate by the registering or other competent authority concerned certifying or verifying to the satisfaction of the Registrar —

the date of filing of the foreign application;

the registering or competent authority;

the country or territory of the registering or competent authority (where applicable); and

the full particulars of the plant variety (including but not limited to a description of the plant variety and the proposed denomination).

Where the certificate referred to in paragraph (3) is not in the English language, there shall be annexed to the certificate a translation in English of the contents of the certificate, certified or verified to the satisfaction of the Registrar.