Singapore legislation
Regulation 18
of Supreme Court of Judicature (Intellectual Property) Rules 2022
Regulation 18
Consultation on possibility of agreement
Subregulation 1
Where an application is made under section 10(2) —
the applicant must consult with each defendant on the possibility of agreement to the practical conditions to be declared under section 10(2);
if the parties reach an agreement, the applicant must file in Court a copy of their agreement, including the details of the agreed practical conditions; and
if the parties fail to reach an agreement, each party must file with the Court a submission —
containing the party’s proposal for the practical conditions to be declared; and
identifying the areas for which an agreement could not be reached.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of paragraph (1), the Court must send a written notice to all the parties to the proceedings and the notice must —
direct the applicant to consult with each defendant as required by paragraph (1)(a); and
specify —
the period for consultation under paragraph (1)(a);
the period within which the applicant must take the step in paragraph (1)(b) (if applicable); and
the period within which each party must take the step in paragraph (1)(c) (if applicable).
Subregulation 3
An application under section 10(2) is deemed to have been discontinued if —
where paragraph (1)(b) applies — the applicant did not carry out the step in paragraph (1)(b) at the end of the period specified in paragraph (2)(b)(ii); or
where paragraph (1)(c) applies — the applicant did not carry out the step in paragraph (1)(c) as it applies to the applicant at the end of the period specified in paragraph (2)(b)(iii).