Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
of Supreme Court of Judicature (Intellectual Property) Rules 2022
Regulation 8
Active management at case conference, etc.
Subregulation 1
Order 9 (case conferences, applications in action, etc.) of the Rules of Court applies subject to this rule.
Subregulation 2
At a case conference, the Court must —
give directions on all matters that are necessary for the case to proceed expeditiously; and
if practicable, give directions to ensure that the trial of the case is completed within 2 days.
Subregulation 3
All directions under paragraph (2) must, if practicable, be made at a single case conference.
Subregulation 4
Without limiting paragraph (2), directions given under that paragraph may include directions on the following matters:
identifying and narrowing the main factual and legal issues in dispute;
identifying the most similar prior art where the dispute involves the validity of a patent;
the evidence that may be given (including survey evidence);
the number of affidavits and witnesses;
the timelines for filing and serving affidavits;
the timelines relating to the bundle of documents mentioned in Order 9, Rule 25(9)(b) of the Rules of Court;
the date and duration of the hearing;
the time for the examination of each witness.
Subregulation 5
Without limiting Order 9, Rule 9(2), (3) and (4) of the Rules of Court, the single application pending trial may deal with the matters mentioned in paragraph (4).
Subregulation 6
At a case conference, if the Court considers that it is not practicable for the trial of the case to be completed within 2 days, the Court may consider making an order under rule 5(3) for this Part not to apply to the case.
Subregulation 7
Order 9, Rule 9(5) of the Rules of Court does not apply.