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1 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Page 1 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF SINGAPORE AS DESIGNATED (OR ELECTED) OFFICE CONTENTS THE ENTRY INTO THE NATIONAL PHASE SUMMARY THE PROCEDURE IN THE NATIONAL PHASE ANNEXES Fees... Statement of inventorship and of right to the grant of a patent (Patents Form 8)... Request for search and examination report (Patents Form 11)... Request for examination report (Patents Form 12)... Request for supplementary examination report (Patents Form 12A)... Request to amend application before grant (Patents Form 13)... Payment of fee for grant of a patent (Patents Form 14)... Payment of renewal fee and any additional fee (Patents Form 15)... Entry into national phase (Patents Form 37)... Payment of fee for publication of translation of international application and/or any amendment to international application (Patents Form 38)... Request for extension of time or period (Patents Form 45/46/47)... Addition, correction or late declaration of priority (Patents Form 57)... Request to appoint, change or remove agent (Form CM1)... Request for correction of error (Form CM4)... Request for ex parte hearing (Form HC4)... Annex SG.I Annex SG.II Annex SG.III Annex SG.IV Annex SG.V Annex SG.VI Annex SG.VII Annex SG.VIII Annex SG.IX Annex SG.X Annex SG.XI Annex SG.XII Annex SG.XIII Annex SG.XIV Annex SG.XV List of abbreviations : Office: Intellectual Property Office of Singapore PA: Patents Act PR: Patents Rules (1 November 2018 )

2 SUMMARY SG SG PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Page 3 Designated (or elected) Office INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF SINGAPORE Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase SUMMARY SG Time limits applicable for entry into the national phase: Translation of international application required into: 2 Required contents of the translation for entry into the national phase: 2 Is a copy of the international application required? Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date 1 Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date 1 English Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19 3 ), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report 3 ) No National fee: Currency: Singapore dollar (SGD) National (filing) fee: 2 SGD 200 Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: Special requirements of the Office (PCT Rule 51bis): None Verification of translation of international application 4 and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in the Request part of the international application 4, 5 Address for service in Singapore (but no representation by an agent is required) 6 [Continued on next page] The time limit may be extended by up to 18 months, provided the applicant pays the prescribed fee (see Annex SG.I). Certain other time limits may also be extended for periods of 6 or 18 months or longer, but only at the discretion of the Registrar (see paragraphs SG.17-18). Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), or at the time of any earlier express request by the applicant to proceed earlier with the national phase. Where the translation of the international application furnished by the applicant consists only in the translation of the international application as amended, the Office will invite the applicant to furnish the missing translation of the international application as originally filed; if the missing translation of the international application as originally filed is still not furnished, the international application will be considered to be withdrawn. Where the translation of the international application furnished by the applicant consists only in the translation of the international application as originally filed, the Office will invite the applicant to furnish the missing translation of the amendments; if the missing translation of the amendments is still not furnished, the amendments will be disregarded. Must be furnished within two months from the time limit for entering the national phase. This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. (1 April 2017)

3 Page 4 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG SUMMARY SG Designated (or elected) Office INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF SINGAPORE [Continued] SUMMARY SG Who can act as agent? Does the Office accept requests for restoration of the right of priority (PCT Rule 49ter.2)? Any individual, partnership or body corporate entitled to practice before the Registry of Patents 7 of the Office Yes, the Office applies both the unintentional and the due care criteria to such requests 7 As to who would be entitled to practice before the Registry, reference is made to Part XIX of the Patents Act and the Patents (Patent Agents) Rules (1 April 2017)

4 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Page 5 THE PROCEDURE IN THE NATIONAL PHASE PR Rule 86(1) SG.01 FORM FOR ENTERING THE NATIONAL PHASE. The Office has available a special form, Patents Form 37 (see Annex SG.IX), for payment of the national fee (see Annex SG.I) upon entering the national phase. This form should preferably (but need not) be used. PR Rule 86(4)(d) PR Rule 112 SG.02 TRANSLATION (VERIFICATION). The required verification of the translation of the international application and of any other document consists of a simple statement by the person who made the translation. The wording could be the following: Re Patent Application No...., I [insert name of translator] of [insert address of translator] 1, hereby declare that I am conversant with the [insert language being translated] and the English languages and that I am the translator of the documents attached and certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief the following is a true and correct translation of [insert identification of the document being translated, e.g. the specification which accompanied German patent application No.... in the name of...] as originally filed on [insert date]. PR Rule 91(1) SG.03 TRANSLATION (CORRECTION). Errors in the translation of the international application can be corrected with reference to the text of the international application as filed (see National Phase, paragraphs and 6.003). A request for correction must be made on Form CM4 (see Annex SG.XIV). This form should enclose: (a) (b) (i) (ii) a clean copy incorporating the proposed corrections and a copy of the proposed corrections clearly indicated therein in the following manner: by striking through any text, figure or other matter to be replaced or deleted; and by underlining any replacement text, figure or other matter. The request for correction shall be filed, together with the payment of the prescribed fee (see Annex SG.I). SG.04 FEES (MANNER OF PAYMENT). The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex SG.I. PR Rule 31 PR Rule 90(4) SG.05 ADDRESS FOR SERVICE. An applicant, irrespective of whether or not he is a national of or a resident in Singapore, is not required to be represented by an agent, but he is required to have an address for service (of notices and other communications) in Singapore. If an agent in Singapore is appointed to represent the applicant for entry into the national phase, or one agent is substituted for another, written authorization should be filed on Patents Form 37 (see Annex SG.IX), together with the payment of the prescribed fee (see Annex SG.I). PR Rule 18 SG.06 DESIGNATION OF THE INVENTOR. Any statement of the name of the inventor under the Treaty is treated as a statement filed under the national law. Otherwise details should be given on Patents Form 8 shown in Annex SG.II. Legalization is not required. Refer to the Summary for the relevant time limits. PA Sec. 29 PR Rules 42 and 43 SG.07 REQUEST FOR AN EXAMINATION REPORT. 2 A request for an examination report must be filed on Patents Form 12 (see Annex SG.IV) together with the payment of the prescribed fee (see Annex SG.I) within 36 months from the declared priority date or, where there is no declared priority date, from the date of filing the application. This request must be accompanied by a copy of the international search report together with each of the documents referred to in that report. 1 2 Address of translator is an optional field to be provided. Other options are available to applicants to satisfy the search and examination requirements in Singapore. For details, please refer to the Office s web site. (1 April 2017)

5 Page 6 PA Sec. 86(7) PA Sec. 87(3) PR Rule 86(7) PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG SG.08 REQUEST FOR PUBLICATION OF TRANSLATION. If the international application has not been published by the International Bureau in English, the English translation furnished by the applicant will be published by the Office after the applicant files a request for publication of the translation on Patents Form 38 (see Annex SG.X) and pays the prescribed fee (see Annex SG.I). That request can be filed at any time after the start of the national phase. However, if the applicant wants to secure the rights conferred by that publication (see International Phase, Annex B(SG) Provisional protection) it is advisable to request publication as soon as possible when entering the national phase. PR Rule 42 SG.09 TRANSLATION OF REFERENCES CITED IN THE INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT. Upon the express demand of the Office, addressed to the applicant, the latter has to furnish to the extent specified in the demand, and within such period as the Registrar may specify, an English translation (see paragraph SG.02) of any document or part thereof referred to in the international search report as well as a copy of a verification document verifying the said translation. PCT Art. 28 PCT Art. 41 PR Rule 49 SG.10 AMENDMENT OF THE APPLICATION; TIME LIMITS. The applicant may, of his own volition, amend the description, claims, drawings and abstract at any time before payment of the fee for the grant of a patent, subject to the conditions specified under Rule 49(3) of the Patents Rules. PR Rule 48 Applications for amendments must be made on Patents Form 13 (see Annex SG.VI) accompanied by : (a) (b) (i) (ii) a clean copy incorporating the proposed amendment, and a copy of the proposed amendment clearly indicated therein in the following manner: by striking through any text, figure or other matter to be replaced or deleted; and by underlining any replacement text, figure or other matter. PA Sec. 107 PR Rule 91(1) PR Rule 56(3) SG.11 The applicant may request the correction of an error of translation or transcription or a clerical error or mistake in the application or any document filed in connection therewith at any time. The request must be made on Form CM4 (see Annex SG.XIV). This form should enclose: (a) (b) (i) (ii) a clean copy incorporating the proposed corrections, and a copy of the proposed corrections clearly indicated therein in the following manner: by striking through any text, figure or other matter to be replaced or deleted; and by underlining any replacement text, figure or other matter. The request for correction shall be filed, together with the payment of the prescribed fee (see Annex SG.I). PR Rule 42A SG.12 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO RELY ON INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY REPORT ON PATENTABILITY (IPRP). 3 If the applicant chooses to rely on their IPRP (Chap. I) or IPRP (Chap. II) that was established during the international phase to satisfy the grant requirements for search and examination, they must file Patents Form 12A (see Annex SG.V) to request a supplementary examination report. This request must be accompanied by a copy of the IPRP and a table setting out how each claim in the application is related to at least one claim in the international application. PA Sec. 30 PR Rule 47 SG. 13 PERIOD FOR PUTTING THE APPLICATION IN ORDER. GRANT OF PATENT. The prescribed period for paying the fee for the grant of the patent is 2 months from the date of the issuance of the notice of eligibility to proceed to the grant of a patent under Section 29A(1). If the specification of the application for a patent has been amended or corrected since the filing of the application, the applicant must file a specification incorporating every such amendment and correction at the time the prescribed fee for the grant of a patent is paid and Patents Form 14 (see Annex SG.VII) is completed and filed by the applicant. 3 See footnote 2. (1 April 2017)

6 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Page 7 PA Sec. 36(3) and (4) PR Rule 51 PCT Art. 25 PCT Rule 51 PA Sec. 85(3) PR Rule 86(9) to (12) PA Sec PR Rules Rules of Court 0.87A, r 2 PCT Art. 24(2) PCT Art. 48(2) PR Rules SG.14 RENEWAL FEES. After a patent has been granted, a fee must be paid for maintaining the patent in force, starting with the fifth year counted from the international filing date. Payment must be made in the three months ending with the fourth and each subsequent anniversary of the international filing date. Payment can still be made, together with an additional fee, before the expiration of the last day of the sixth month from the anniversary of the international filing date. Where a patent is granted after 45 months from the date of filing, the renewal fee may be paid without an additional fee up to three months after the date of grant or, with an additional fee, within six months from the end of these three months. The amounts of the renewal fees and of the additional fee are indicated in Annex SG.I. An application for the renewal of a patent must be filed on Patents Form 15 (see Annex SG.VIII) (see also paragraph SG.18). SG.15 REVIEW UNDER ARTICLE 25 OF THE PCT. The applicable procedure is outlined in paragraphs to of the National Phase. The review must be requested in a letter and be accompanied by the prescribed fee indicated in Annex SG.I. If upon review under PCT Article 25, the Registry denies an error or omission on the part of the receiving Office or the International Bureau, the applicant may ask for a hearing by lodging Form HC4 (see Annex SG.XV) together with the prescribed fee (see Annex SG.I). The request must be filed within one month from the date of notification by the Registry. If at the hearing, the hearing Officer maintains the Registry s view, the applicant may appeal to the Courts; notice of appeal shall be lodged with the Court in the case of a decision on a matter of procedure within 14 days after the date of the decision; and in any other case, within six weeks after the date of the decision. SG.16 EXCUSE OF DELAYS IN MEETING TIME LIMITS. Reference is made to paragraphs to of the National Phase. SG.17 Patents Form 45 (see Annex SG.XI) is to be used to request an extension of time or period. Certain time limits, including the time limit for entry into the national phase, can be extended as of right by a period not exceeding 6 or 18 months. The request for such an extension may be filed even after the date of expiry of the extension of time or period sought. Any further request for an extension of time or period, when the period of 6 or 18 months has been extended, will be subjected to the Registrar's discretion. Such a request must be filed before the end of the period not exceeding 6 or 18 months. SG.18 The other time limits specifically referred to in the Summary may be extended on request if the Registry thinks fit and upon such terms as it may direct. There is no special form for such a request. Any request for such an extension shall be made in writing to the Registrar. PA Sec. 39 PR Rule 53 PA Sec. 17 PR Rules 9A 86(3A) SG.19 Provisions concerning reinstatement of rights or the like do not exist in Singapore except if a patent ceases through non-payment of renewal fees, where restoration may be requested under Section 39 of the Patents Act and Rule 53 of the Patents Rules. SG.20 REQUEST FOR RESTORATION OF RIGHT OF PRIORITY. A request for restoration of the right of priority in accordance with PCT Rule 49ter.2 may be made under Rule 9A(2) of the Patents Rules for permission to make a late declaration of priority under Section 17(2B) of the Patents Act for all international applications filed with an international filing date on or after 1 April The Office applies both the unintentional and due care criteria to such requests which should be filed on Patents Form 57 (see Annex SG.XII) together with the prescribed fee (see Annex SG.I). (1 April 2017)

7 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Annex SG.I, page 1 FEES (Currency: Singapore dollar) Patents Form No. Item Amount Patents Form 37 Entry into national phase Patents Form 11 Request for search and examination report.... 1,950 1 plus 40 for each claim in excess of 20 claims Patents Form 12 Request for an examination report.... 1,350 plus 40 for each claim in excess of 20 claims Patents Form 12A Request for supplementary examination report... Patents Form 14 Patents Form 15 Plus Payment of fee for grant of patent: (a) Where the application for a patent is lodged before 14 February 2014 and has a date of filing before 1 July (b) Where the application for a patent is lodged on or after 14 February 2014 and has a date of filing before 1 July (i) for each claim in excess of 20, where a supplementary examination report is relied upon for the issuance of the certificate of grant (ii) in any other case, for each claim in excess of 20 or of the number of claims in the patent specification for which the search and examination report or examination report (as the case may be), relied upon for the issuance of the certificate of grant, was requested Payment of renewal fee: (a) for each year in respect of the 5 th, 6 th or 7 th year of the patent (b) for each year in respect of the 8 th, 9 th or 10 th year of the patent (c) for each year in respect of the 11 th, 12 th or 13 th year of the patent (d) for each year in respect of the 14 th, 15 th or 16 th year of the patent (e) for each year in respect of the 17 th, 18 th or 19 th year of the patent (f) for the 20 th year of the patent (g) for each year after the 20 th year of a patent... 1,200 Payment of additional fee: (a) for late payment of renewal fee not exceeding one month (b) for late payment of renewal fee for each succeeding month (but not exceeding 6 months) Patents Form 38 Payment of fee for publication of translation of international application and/or any amendment to international application Application to Registrar for an international application to be treated as an application under the Act In case of an international application for a patent that has entered the national phase, where, before the filing of the request for a search and examination report, an international search report or an international preliminary report on patentability was established by the Office under the PCT, the amount will be SGD 1,650 plus SGD 40 for each claim in excess of 20. (1 November 2018)

8 Annex SG.I, page 2 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Patents Form 45/ 46/47 Request for extension of time or period For an application for a patent lodged before 14 February 2014: (a) Request under Rule 108(3), for each time or period, and each month or part of a month (b) Request under Rule 108(4) or (4A) (c) Payment of additional fee under Rule 108(6), for each time or period, and each month or part of a month For an application for a patent lodged on or after 14 February 2014: (a) Request under Rule 108(3), for each time or period, and each month or part of a month (b) Request under Rule 108(5) plus, for each time or period, and each month or part of a month Patents Form 57 Addition, correction or late declaration of priority: (a) For declaration under rule 9(2) or request under rule 9(3) (b) For declaration under rule 9A(2) Form CM1 Request to appoint, change or remove agent, per application.... Form CM4 Request for correction of error (a) For the correction of form, correction of Register of Patents, or correction of documents other than form or specification of a patent or of an application for a patent (b) For the correction of specification of a patent or an application for a patent Form HC4 Request for ex parte hearing Submission of Patents Forms via the Electronic Online Service (EOS) For the purposes of Singapore national phase, applicants must use the EOS for the submission of patents forms ( which include: (a) Optional form for entering the national phase, Patents Form 37 (b) Request for an examination report, Patents Form 12 (c) Payment of fee for grant, Patents Form 14 (d) Payment of renewal fee, Patents Form 15 How can payment of fees be effected? The payment of fees has to be effected in Singapore dollars. All payments, except for the fee for entering the national phase, must be made together with the filing of the form related to the fee to be paid, and should be accompanied by Fee Payment Forms which are available from the Registry of Patents. All payments should indicate the payer s name and address, the application number (national, if already known; international, if the national number is not yet known), the name and the address of the applicant and the number of the Patents Form related to the fee being paid. Payments may be made by one of the following means: Internet banking, GIRO and Visa/MasterCard credit and debit cards. (1 November 2018)

9 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Annex SG.II, page 1 SINGAPORE PATENTS ACT (CHAPTER 221) PATENTS RULES PATENTS FORM 8 Statement of Inventorship and of Right to Grant of Patent Estimated Time: This form may take approximately 9-13 minutes to complete. General: a. * denotes mandatory fields. b. Attention is drawn to sections 104 and 105 of the Patents Act, rules 90 and 105 of the Patents Rules, and the Patents (Patent Agents) Rules PART 1 Reference Applicant/ Agent Reference PART 2 Application No.* Application No.* PART 3 Title of Invention* Title of Invention* PART 4 of Applicant* Note: If there is insufficient space, please use the continuation sheet CS 4. UEN/ Company Code Sole Proprietor or Partners' (if sole proprietorship or partnership) PART 5 Details of Inventor* Note: If there is insufficient space, please use the continuation sheet CS 5. Address Singapore Address This Singapore address is to be used as the address for service for the purposes of this form. (Note: If this is crossed, it is not necessary to fill up the address for service in Singapore in part 7.) V Page 1 of 4 (20 February 2014 )

10 Annex SG.II, page 2 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Block/ House No. Street Level - Unit - Building Postal Code Foreign Address Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Nationality* State of Residency (mandatory for USA) Country of Permanent Residence* (mandatory for individuals) The Above Inventor was Resident in Singapore at Any Time during the Period of Invention? PART 6 Derivation of Right* The Applicants Derived the Right from the Inventor to be Granted the Said Application* (Note: Only one checkbox may be crossed) Yes No By Contract of Employment By Assignment of Invention Others (Please specify below) V Page 2 of 4 (20 February 2014 )

11 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Annex SG.II, page 3 PART 7 Contact Details* Note: a. Where an agent with UEN is appointed, the fields for "Agent UEN/ Company Code", "Agent " and "Address for Service in Singapore" should be completed. Where an individual or an agent without UEN is appointed, the sub-field Representative or C/O and "Address for Service in Singapore" should be completed instead. b. The address for service in Singapore need not be filled up if the person's address in Part 5 is to be used as an address for service in Singapore. c. The official correspondence will be sent to the address for service in Singapore as indicated in this box, and must be the same as the one on our record. d. Please file Form CM1 if you are a different agent or Form CM2 if you have changed your address for service in Singapore. Agent UEN/ Company Code Agent Representative or C/O Address for Service in Singapore Block/ House No. Street Level - Unit - Building Postal Code Contact Person Direct Telephone No. Address PART 8 Statement Statement I/ We believe that the person(s) stated in part 5 is/ are the inventor(s) of the invention in respect of which the patent application is made. I/ We also consent to the publication of the details contained herein to each of the inventors as stated in part 5. V Page 3 of 4 (20 February 2014 )

12 Annex SG.II, page 4 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG PART 9 Declaration* Declaration By Person Filing the Form I, the undersigned, do hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge. By Agent I, the undersigned, do hereby declare that : i. I have been duly authorised to act as an agent on behalf of the person(s) filing this form. ii. The information furnished above on behalf of the person(s) filing this form is true to the best of the person(s)' knowledge. Signature Date (DD/MM/YYYY) No. of Extra Sheets Attached to this Form sheet(s) V Page 4 of 4 (20 February 2014 )

13 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Annex SG.III, page 1 SINGAPORE PATENTS ACT (CHAPTER 221) PATENTS RULES PATENTS FORM 11 Request for Search and Examination Report Pre-requisites: a. If you are making a request under the ASEAN Patent Examination Co-operation (ASPEC) programme or a request under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), please refer to the ASPEC or PPH Notice and Procedures available on IPOS's website at for the documents to be filed together with this form. Estimated Time: This form may take approximately 3-5 minutes to complete. General: a. * denotes mandatory fields. b. Attention is drawn to sections 104 and 105 of the Patents Act, rules 90 and 105 of the Patents Rules, and the Patents (Patent Agents) Rules PART 1 Reference Applicant/ Agent Reference PART 2 Application No.* Application No.* PART 3 of Applicant* Note: If there is insufficient space, please use the continuation sheet CS 4. UEN/ Company Code Sole Proprietor or Partners' (if sole proprietorship or partnership) PART 4 International Search Report (ISR)/ International Preliminary Report on Patentability (IPRP) ISR / IPRP (Note: Please cross if applicable) International Search Report (ISR) / International Preliminary Report on Patentability (IPRP) is established by IPOS PART 5 Additional Information Required for Patents Form 11 filed on or after 01 Apr 2017 Number of Claims sheet(s) claim(s) PART 6 Grace Period Grace Period (Note: Please cross if applicable) There has been a disclosure of matter of the invention 12 months prior to the date of filing this application V Page 1 of 4

14 Annex SG.III, page 2 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG PART 7 ASEAN Patent Examination Co-operation (ASPEC) / Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) ASPEC / PPH (Note: Please cross if applicable) ASPEC / PPH requested and required documents are attached PART 8 Contact Details* Note: a. Where an agent with UEN is appointed, the fields for "Agent UEN/ Company Code", "Agent " and "Address for Service in Singapore" should be completed. Where an individual or an agent without UEN is appointed, the sub-field Representative or C/O and "Address for Service in Singapore" should be completed instead. b. The official correspondence will be sent to the address for service in Singapore as indicated in this box, and must be the same as the one on our record. c. Please file Form CM1 if you are a different agent or Form CM2 if you have changed your address for service in Singapore. Agent UEN/ Company Code Agent Representative or C/O Address for Service in Singapore Block/ House No. Street Level - Unit - Building Postal Code Contact Person Direct Telephone No. Address PART 9 Declaration* Declaration By Person Filing the Form I, the undersigned, do hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge. By Agent V Page 2 of 4

15 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Annex SG.III, page 3 I, the undersigned, do hereby declare that : i. I have been duly authorised to act as an agent on behalf of the person(s) filing this form. ii. The information furnished above on behalf of the person(s) filing this form is true to the best of the person(s)' knowledge. Signature Date (DD/MM/YYYY) No. of Extra Sheets Attached to this Form sheet(s) V Page 3 of 4

16 Annex SG.III, page 4 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG GST GST INFORMATION Tax Invoice* Note: Tax invoice will be issued to the entity/individual as indicated. Goods and Services Tax (GST)-registered businesses may claim input tax with Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS), subject to meeting the requirements under the GST Act. The name of the Applicant (as in PART 3 of this form) is to be indicated in this field. (Tax invoice to be issued to) V Page 4 of 4

17 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Annex SG.IV, page 1 SINGAPORE PATENTS ACT (CHAPTER 221) PATENTS RULES PATENTS FORM 12 Request for Examination Report Pre-requisites: a. If you are relying on an International Search Report or a Search Report of a corresponding application, corresponding international application or related national phase application, this form is to be accompanied by: A copy of the search report and if this report is not in English, a verified English translation of the report. Each cited document referred to in the search report. If one or more cited document referred to the search report is not in English, a list of references to the patent family members of these cited documents and where this list is not in English, a verified English translation of this list. b. If you are making a request under the ASEAN Patent Examination Co-operation (ASPEC) programme or a request under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), please refer to the ASPEC or PPH Notice and Procedures available on IPOS's website at for the documents to be filed together with this form. Estimated Time: This form may take approximately 8-12 minutes to complete. General: a. * denotes mandatory fields. b. Attention is drawn to sections 104 and 105 of the Patents Act, rules 90 and 105 of the Patents Rules, and the Patents (Patent Agents) Rules PART 1 Reference Applicant/ Agent Reference PART 2 Application No.* Application No.* PART 3 of Applicant* Note: If there is insufficient space, please use the continuation sheet CS 4. UEN/ Company Code Sole Proprietor or Partners' (if sole proprietorship or partnership) PART 4 Request Type* Request Type* (Note:Cross only one checkbox) Request for an examination report relying on a search report issued by the Registrar Request for an examination report relying on an international search report V Page 1 of 4

18 Annex SG.IV, page 2 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Request for an examination report relying on the search report of a corresponding application, corresponding international application or related national phase application Application/ Patent No. Prescribed Patent Office/ PCT PART 5 Additional Information Required for Patents Form 12 filed on or after 01 Apr 2017 Number of Claims sheet(s) claim(s) PART 6 Grace Period Grace Period (Note: Please cross if applicable) There has been a disclosure of matter of the invention 12 months prior to the date of filing this application PART 7 ASEAN Patent Examination Co-operation (ASPEC) / Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) ASPEC / PPH (Note: Please cross if applicable) ASPEC / PPH requested and required documents are attached PART 8 Contact Details* Note: a. Where an agent with UEN is appointed, the fields for "Agent UEN/ Company Code", "Agent " and "Address for Service in Singapore" should be completed. Where an individual or an agent without UEN is appointed, the sub-field Representative or C/O and "Address for Service in Singapore" should be completed instead. b. The official correspondence will be sent to the address for service in Singapore as indicated in this box, and must be the same as the one on our record. c. Please file Form CM1 if you are a different agent or Form CM2 if you have changed your address for service in Singapore. Agent UEN/ Company Code Agent Representative or C/O Address for Service in Singapore Block/ House No. Street Level - Unit - Building Postal Code V Page 2 of 4

19 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Annex SG.IV, page 3 Contact Person Direct Telephone No. Address PART 9 Declaration* Declaration By Person Filing the Form I, the undersigned, do hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge. By Agent I, the undersigned, do hereby declare that : i. I have been duly authorised to act as an agent on behalf of the person(s) filing this form. ii. The information furnished above on behalf of the person(s) filing this form is true to the best of the person(s)' knowledge. Signature Date (DD/MM/YYYY) No. of Extra Sheets Attached to this Form sheet(s) V Page 3 of 4

20 Annex SG.IV, page 4 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG GST GST INFORMATION Tax Invoice* Note: Tax invoice will be issued to the entity/individual as indicated. Goods and Services Tax (GST)-registered businesses may claim input tax with Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS), subject to meeting the requirements under the GST Act. The name of the Applicant (as in PART 3 of this form) is to be indicated in this field. (Tax invoice to be issued to) V Page 4 of 4

21 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Annex SG.V, page 1 SINGAPORE PATENTS ACT (CHAPTER 221) PATENTS RULES PATENTS FORM 12A Request for Supplementary Examination Report Estimated Time: This form may take approximately 8-12 minutes to complete. General: a. * denotes mandatory fields. b. Attention is drawn to sections 104 and 105 of the Patents Act, rules 90 and 105 of the Patents Rules, and the Patents (Patent Agents) Rules PART 1 Reference Applicant/ Agent Reference PART 2 Application No.* Application No.* PART 3 of Applicant* Note: If there is insufficient space, please use the continuation sheet CS 4. UEN/ Company Code Sole Proprietor or Partners' (if sole proprietorship or partnership) PART 4 Prescribed Document Furnished* Prescribed Document Furnished (Note:Cross only one option and any supporting options where required. A claim correspondence table must be furnished.) You are relying on the final results of a corresponding application, corresponding international application or related national phase application (details to be provided below) A certified copy of granted patent or a copy thereof: or Document(s) setting out the final results of the search and examination as to substance with a copy of claims referred to in the final results. Page 1 of 4

22 Annex SG.V, page 2 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG (i) Application/ patent no. of the corresponding application or the corresponding international application (ii) Filed in or under (Prescribed patent office/ Patent Co-operation Treaty) PCT Article 19 and/or 34 amendments were made (to indicate for corresponding international application only) Yes No You are relying on the final results of any search and examination as to the substance of the application in suit during its international phase (details to be provided below) You are relying on an International Preliminary report on Patentability (Chap 1) PCT Article 19 amendments were made Yes No You are relying on an International Preliminary Report on Patentability (Chap 2) PCT Article 19 and/or 34 amendments were made X Yes No Page 2 of 4

23 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Annex SG.V, page 3 PART 5 International Patent Classification (IPC)* Note: If there is insufficient space, please use the continuation sheet in CS 6. International Patent Classification (IPC) for the Application* PART 6 Contact Details* Note: a. Where an agent with UEN is appointed, the fields for "Agent UEN/ Company Code", "Agent " and "Address for Service in Singapore" should be completed. Where an individual or an agent without UEN is appointed, the sub-field Representative or C/O and "Address for Service in Singapore" should be completed instead. b. The official correspondence will be sent to the address for service in Singapore as indicated in this box, and must be the same as the one on our record. c. Please file Form CM1 if you are a different agent or Form CM2 if you have changed your address for service in Singapore. Agent UEN/ Company Code Agent Representative or C/O Address for Service in Singapore Block/ House No. Street Level - Unit - Building Postal Code Contact Person Direct Telephone No. Address Page 3 of 4

24 Annex SG.V, page 4 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG PART 7 Declaration* Declaration By Person Filing the Form I, the undersigned, do hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge. By Agent I, the undersigned, do hereby declare that : i. I have been duly authorised to act as an agent on behalf of the person(s) filing this form. ii. The information furnished above on behalf of the person(s) filing this form is true to the best of the person(s)' knowledge. Signature Date (DD/MM/YYYY) No. of Extra Sheets Attached to this Form sheet(s) Page 4 of 4

25 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Annex SG.VI, page 1 SINGAPORE PATENTS ACT (CHAPTER 221) PATENTS RULES PATENTS FORM 13 Request to Amend Application Before Grant Pre-requisites: a. This form should be filed only if you are amending an application for a patent before grant. If you wish to amend the specification of a patent that has been granted, please file Patents Form 17 instead. b. If you are making an amendment of the description, claims, drawings or abstract, this form is to be accompanied by a copy of the amended sheet(s), with the proposed amendment clearly indicated in the following manner: Any text, figure or other matter that are to be replaced or deleted to be struck through; and Any replacement text, figure or other matter to be underlined. c. If you are filing a response to written opinion, and intend to make written submissions and amend the specification of the application, they have to be filed at the same time. d. If you are making a request under the ASEAN Patent Examination Co-operation (ASPEC) programme, please refer to the ASPEC Notice and Procedures available on IPOS's website at for the documents that need to be filed together with this form. Estimated Time: This form may take approximately 8-12 minutes to complete. General: a. * denotes mandatory fields. b. Attention is drawn to sections 104 and 105 of the Patents Act, rules 90 and 105 of the Patents Rules, and the Patents (Patent Agents) Rules PART 1 Reference Applicant/ Agent Reference IPOS Reference PART 2 Application No.* Application No.* Title of Invention PART 3 of Applicant* Note: If there is insufficient space, please use the continuation sheet CS 4. UEN/ Company Code Sole Proprietor or Partners' (if sole proprietorship or partnership) V Page 1 of 4

26 Annex SG.VI, page 2 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG PART 4 Reason for Making the Amendment* Reason for Making the Amendment* (Note:Cross only one checkbox) In response to the Registrar s formalities examination adverse report In response to the Registrar s notification under section 30(6) of the Patent Act and in force immediately before 14 February 2014 or objections to Section 13 (2)/(3) of the Patent Act Voluntary amendment In response to a written opinion issued for an application with a date of filing before 1 July 2004 Related to Rule 47 (6) with the date of filing on or after 14 February 2014 PART 5 Amendments to be Made* Note: A summary explanation of the amendments sought should be indicated in the box provided below, including the page number of the page(s) of the document you are proposing to amend. If you are making an amendment to file a Patents Form 1, this form is to be accompanied by a copy of the Patents Form 1. Summary Explanation of the Amendments Sought Amendment of Patents Form 1 Amendment of Title of Invention Amendment of Description with Claim(s) Amendment of Description without Claim(s) Amendment of Claim(s) only Amendment of Drawing(s) Amendment of Abstract sheet(s) sheet(s) sheet(s) sheet(s) sheet(s) V Page 2 of 4

27 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Annex SG.VI, page 3 PART 6 ASEAN Patent Examination Co-operation (ASPEC) ASPEC (Note: Please cross if applicable) ASPEC requested PART 7 Contact Details* Note: a. Where an agent with UEN is appointed, the fields for "Agent UEN/ Company Code", "Agent " and "Address for Service in Singapore" should be completed. Where an individual or an agent without UEN is appointed, the sub-field Representative or C/O and "Address for Service in Singapore" should be completed instead. b. The official correspondence will be sent to the address for service in Singapore as indicated in this box, and must be the same as the one on our record. c. Please file Form CM1 if you are a different agent or Form CM2 if you have changed your address for service in Singapore. Agent UEN/ Company Code Agent Representative or C/O Address for Service in Singapore Block/ House No. Street Level - Unit - Building Postal Code Contact Person Direct Telephone No. Address V Page 3 of 4

28 Annex SG.VI, page 4 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG PART 8 Declaration* Declaration By Person Filing the Form I, the undersigned, do hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge. By Agent I, the undersigned, do hereby declare that: i. I have been duly authorised to act as an agent on behalf of the person(s) filing this form. ii. The information furnished above on behalf of the person(s) filing this form is true to the best of the person(s)' knowledge. Signature Date (DD/MM/YYYY) No. of Extra Sheets Attached to this Form sheet(s) V Page 4 of 4

29 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Annex SG.VII, page 1 SINGAPORE PATENTS ACT (CHAPTER 221) PATENTS RULES PATENTS FORM 14 Payment of Fee for Grant of Patent Pre-requisites: a. In general, where the specification of the application has been amended or corrected since the filing of the application, a specification incorporating every such amendment or correction is to accompany this form. Estimated Time: This form may take approximately 8-12 minutes to complete. General: a. * denotes mandatory fields. b. An additional fee of $20 for each patent claim in excess of 25 patent claims is payable for patent applications having: a date of filing on or after 01/07/2004; or a date of filing before 01/07/2004 but the application was lodged on or after 14/02/2014 c. Attention is drawn to sections 104 and 105 of the Patents Act, rules 90 and 105 of the Patents Rules, and the Patents (Patent Agents) Rules PART 1 Reference Applicant/ Agent Reference PART 2 Application No.* Application No.* Title of Invention Select Preferred Title of Invention(Applicable for PF37 Applications) Title on Record Title on Consolidated Specification PART 3 of Applicant* Note: If there is insufficient space, please use the continuation sheet CS 4. UEN/ Company Code Sole Proprietor or Partners' (if sole proprietorship or partnership) PART 4 Indication for applications having a date of filing on or after 1 July 2004 No. of Claims No. of claims contained in the specification of this patent application at the time of compliance with rule 47(3) of the Patents Rules V Page 1 of 4

30 Annex SG.VII, page 2 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG PART 5 Declaration for applications lodged before 14 Feb 2014 and having a date of filing on or after 1 Jul 2004 PART 6 Declaration Contact Details* I/ We declare that the application has satisfied the conditions referred to in sections 30(3)(b) or (c) (whichever is applicable) and 30(3)(e) of the Patents Act. Note: a. Where an agent with UEN is appointed, the fields for "Agent UEN/ Company Code", "Agent " and "Address for Service in Singapore" should be completed. Where an individual or an agent without UEN is appointed, the sub-field Representative or C/O and "Address for Service in Singapore" should be completed instead. b. The official correspondence will be sent to the address for service in Singapore as indicated in this box, and must be the same as the one on our record. c. Please file Form CM1 if you are a different agent or Form CM2 if you have changed your address for service in Singapore. Agent UEN/ Company Code Agent Representative or C/O Address for Service in Singapore Block/ House No. Street Level - Unit - Building Postal Code Contact Person Direct Telephone No. Address PART 7 Declaration* Declaration By Person Filing the Form I, the undersigned, do hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge. By Agent V Page 2 of 4

31 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Annex SG.VII, page 3 I, the undersigned, do hereby declare that : i. I have been duly authorised to act as an agent on behalf of the person(s) filing this form. ii. The information furnished above on behalf of the person(s) filing this form is true to the best of the person(s)' knowledge. Signature Date (DD/MM/YYYY) No. of Extra Sheets Attached to this Form sheet(s) V Page 3 of 4

32 Annex SG.VII, page 4 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG GST GST INFORMATION Tax Invoice* Note: Tax invoice will be issued to the entity/individual as indicated. Goods and Services Tax (GST)-registered businesses may claim input tax with Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS), subject to meeting the requirements under the GST Act. The name of the Applicant (as in PART 3 of this form) is to be indicated in this field. (Tax invoice to be issued to) V Page 4 of 4

33 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Annex SG.VIII, page 1 SINGAPORE PATENTS ACT (CHAPTER 221) PATENTS RULES PATENTS FORM 15 Payment of Renewal Fee and Any Additional Fee Pre-requisites:. a. Renewal fees are payable only after a patent has been granted. b. This form should be filed only if you are renewing a patent that has not endorsed with licence as of right. If you wish to renew a patent which has been endorsed with licence as of right, please file Patents Form 53 instead. Estimated Time: This form may take approximately 9-13 minutes to complete. General: a. * denotes mandatory fields. b. Please note that you will not be receiving any acknowledgement from the Registry upon the lodgement of this form. Kindly check the renewal application status at IP2SG portal within 2 weeks. c. Attention is drawn to sections 104 and 105 of the Patents Act, rules 90 and 105 of the Patents Rules, and the Patents (Patent Agents) Rules PART 1 Reference Applicant/ Agent Reference PART 2 Application No.* Application No.* Title of Invention PART 3 of Proprietor* Note: If there is insufficient space, please use the continuation sheet CS 4. UEN/ Company Code Sole Proprietor or Partners' (if sole proprietorship or partnership) PART 4 Details of Person Seeking to Renew the Patent Note: If the person(s) filing this request is/are the proprietor(s) mentioned in part 3 above, this part is to be left empty. If there is insufficient space, please use the continuation sheet CS 1. UEN/ Company Code Address Singapore Address This Singapore address is to be used as the address for V Page 1 of 5

34 Annex SG.VIII, page 2 PCT Applicant s Guide National Phase National Chapter SG Block/ House No. Street service for the purposes of this form. (Note: If this is crossed, it is not necessary to fill up the address for service in Singapore in part 6.) Level - Unit - Building Postal Code Foreign Address Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Nationality or Country of Incorporation* State of Incorporation (mandatory for USA corporations) Country of Residency (mandatory for individuals) PART 5 Sole Proprietor or Partners' (if sole proprietorship or partnership) Details of Renewal* Note: a. Please cross the first checkbox if the patent is granted after the expiry of 45 months from the date of filing of the patent and this is the first time you are making payment of renewal fee for your patent. b. Please indicate the anniversary of the patent for which renewal is sought, e.g. 11th. c. If this form is filed after the relevant deadline for making payment of renewal fees but within 6 months of this deadline, an additional fee is payable on top of renewal fees. Please indicate the number of months that this form is filed late in the box provided. Details of Renewal Payment of renewal for preceding years from year to year with month(s) payment of additional fee V Page 2 of 5