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IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1
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1. Notifying Member
Notifying Member
Singapore
On behalf of group
On behalf of other Members
Afghanistan
Albania
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahrain, Kingdom of
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Eswatini
European Union
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong, China
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait, the State of
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao, China
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova, Republic of
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
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Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovak Republic
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Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Sweden
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Chinese Taipei
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Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
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Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Viet Nam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
2. Subject matter
Copyright and related rights
Enforcement
Industrial property (general)
Geographical indications
Industrial designs
Layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits
Patents (including plant variety protection)
Trademarks
Undisclosed information
Other
3. Notification status
First notification
Amendment or revision to notified legal text(s)
Replacement or consolidation of legal text(s)
Previous notification(s) referred to if known
Uncertain
Plant Varieties Protection Rules (IP/N/1/SGP/P/5 - 16/07/2009)
Patents Act 2005 Revised Edition (IP/N/1/SGP/P/1/Rev.1 - 15/07/2009)
Patents Rules [History up to 2007 Revised Edition ] (IP/N/1/SGP/P/2/Rev.1 - 15/07/2009)
Plant Varieties Protection Act 2006 Revised Edition (IP/N/1/SGP/P/4 - 15/07/2009)
Patents (Patent Agents) Rules 2001 (IP/N/1/SGP/P/6 - 15/07/2009)
Patents Act Revised Edition 1995 (IP/N/1/SGP/P/1 - 14/03/2000)
Patents Rules (IP/N/1/SGP/P/2 - 14/03/2000)
Patents (Convention Countries) Order (IP/N/1/SGP/P/3 - 14/03/2000)
[Not Applicable] (IP/N/1/SGP/1 - 16/07/1996)
Copyright (Amendment) Act 2009 (IP/N/1/SGP/C/12 - 29/03/2010)
Copyright Tribunals (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (IP/N/1/SGP/C/13 - 29/03/2010)
Copyright Act 2006 Revised Edition (IP/N/1/SGP/C/1/Rev.1 - 16/07/2009)
Registered Designs Rules (IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 - 16/07/2009)
Copyright Tribunal (Procedure) Regulations (IP/N/1/SGP/C/7/Rev.1 - 16/07/2009)
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Act (IP/N/1/SGP/I/1 - 16/07/2009)
Medicines Act 1985 Revised Edition (IP/N/1/SGP/U/2/Add.1 - 16/07/2009)
Copyright Regulations (IP/N/1/SGP/C/5/Rev.1 - 15/07/2009)
Copyright (Excluded Works) Order 2008 (IP/N/1/SGP/C/8/Add.1 - 15/07/2009)
Copyright (Excluded Works) Order 2005 (IP/N/1/SGP/C/8 - 15/07/2009)
Copyright (Border Enforcement Measures) Regulations (IP/N/1/SGP/C/9 - 15/07/2009)
Copyright (Network Service Provider) Regulations 2005 (IP/N/1/SGP/C/10 - 15/07/2009)
Interpretation (Copyright Act – Fees) Order 2005 (IP/N/1/SGP/C/11 - 15/07/2009)
Registered Designs Act 2005 Revised Edition (IP/N/1/SGP/D/1 - 15/07/2009)
Registered Designs (International Registration) Rules 2005 (IP/N/1/SGP/D/3 - 15/07/2009)
Trade Marks Act 2005 Revised Edition (IP/N/1/SGP/T/1/Rev.1 - 15/07/2009)
Trade Marks Rules [History up to 2008 Revised Edition ] (IP/N/1/SGP/T/2/Rev.1 - 15/07/2009)
Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2000 (IP/N/1/SGP/T/6 - 15/07/2009)
Trade Marks (Border Enforcement Measures) Rules (IP/N/1/SGP/T/7 - 15/07/2009)
Copyright Act Revised Edition 1988 (IP/N/1/SGP/C/1 - 14/03/2000)
Copyright (International Organisations) Regulations (IP/N/1/SGP/C/2 - 14/03/2000)
Copyright (International Protection) Regulations (IP/N/1/SGP/C/3 - 14/03/2000)
Copyright (Records Royalty System) Regulations (IP/N/1/SGP/C/4 - 14/03/2000)
Copyright Regulations (IP/N/1/SGP/C/5 - 14/03/2000)
Copyright (Import Restrictions) Regulations (IP/N/1/SGP/C/6 - 14/03/2000)
Copyright Act Tribunal (Procedure) Regulations (IP/N/1/SGP/C/7 - 14/03/2000)
Geographical Indications Act (IP/N/1/SGP/G/1 - 14/03/2000)
Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act 1999 (IP/N/1/SGP/L/1 - 14/03/2000)
Trade Marks Act 1998 (IP/N/1/SGP/T/1 - 14/03/2000)
Trade Marks Rules (IP/N/1/SGP/T/2 - 14/03/2000)
Application of Section 75 of the Trade Marks Act to Commonwealth Countries (IP/N/1/SGP/T/3 - 14/03/2000)
Application of Section 75 of the Trade Marks Act to Foreign States (IP/N/1/SGP/T/4 - 14/03/2000)
Trade Marks (Application of Section 75 to Foreign States) Notification 1995 (IP/N/1/SGP/T/5 - 14/03/2000)
Control of Plants Act 1999 Revised Edition (IP/N/1/SGP/U/1 - 14/03/2000)
Medicines Act Revised Edition 1985 (IP/N/1/SGP/U/2 - 14/03/2000)
[Not Applicable] (IP/N/1/SGP/2 - 02/03/1998)
4. Title of law or regulation
Patents Rules [History up to 2007 Revised Edition ]
5. Nature of notification
Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation (Main laws and regulations must be notified in a WTO language (English, French or Spanish). Where an authentic national text of a law or regulation is not available in a WTO language, the authentic text of that law or regulation in a national language shall be notified, in addition to the translation into a WTO language.)
Other law or regulation (Other laws and regulations can be notified in a Member's national language)
6. Brief description
Patents (Amendment) Act 2001 (Date of entry into force: 17 October 2001) - (i) Streamlines patent processes as well as simplifies the Date of Filing requirements - Removed the need for claims in order to get a Date of Filing.; (ii) Introduces a patent agents regulatory regime. Patent (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2002 (Date of entry into force: 15 August 2002) - Allows Singapore patent applicants to rely on the final search and examination results of a corresponding patent application filed with the Patent Office of the Japan, in lieu of filing a search and exam request with IPOS. Patent (Amendment) Rules 2003 (Date of entry into force: 1 August 2003) - Relaxes the translation requirements for non-English priority documents. They need only to be furnished when the validity of the claim to priority is relevant to determining whether the invention concerned is patentable and upon request from the Registrar. Patents (Amendment) Rules 2004 (Date of entry into force: 1 July 2004) - (i) Allows for a patent term to be extended as a result of unreasonable administrative delays that had occured during the patent application process or whilst obtaining marketing approval in the case of a patent (which includes any substance which is an active ingredient of any pharmaceutical product); (ii) Provides for a default fast track timeline for patent applications to proceed to grant quickly, and an optional slow track timeline for patent applications to proceed at a slower pace; (iii) The requirement for furnishing priority documents was relaxed, and now needs to be furnished only when required by the Registrar. Patents (Amendment) Rules 2005 (Date of entry into force: 1 April 2005) - (i) Clarifies certain filing procedures; (ii) Increases the operational efficiency of the Patents registry by allowing flexibility to specify (via Practice Directions) the types of forms that can be filed online. Patents (Amendment) Rules 2006 (Date of entry into force: 2 June 2006) - Allows Singapore patent applicants to rely on the final search and examination results of a corresponding patent application filed with the Patent Office of the Republic of Korea, in lieu of filing a search and exam request with IPOS. Patents (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2006 (Date of entry into force: 1 August 2006) - Provides for PCT applications with a date of filing on or after 1 July 2004 that enter national phase into Singapore, to move into the slow track without having to pay the block extension fees. Patent (Amendment) Rules 2007 (Date of entry into force: 1 February 2007) - Removal of fees for downloading information from patent register and published patent specifications. Patent (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2007 (Date of entry into force: 1 April 2007) - Amends the Patents Act to: (i) Align the Singapore patent system with two significant changes to the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) to which Singapore is a party, namely incorporation by reference and restoration of right of priority. (ii) Clarify or simplify filing requirements and procedures. (iii) Clarify the provisions on the entitlement of persons to act as patent agents. (iv) Clarify or simplify filing requirements and procedures with regards to, inter alia, priority claims and early national phase entry requirements. (v) Clarify the circumstances in which an individual acting in his capacity as employee of his employer can perform patent agent work without contravening existing legal requirements.
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