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PATENTS FORM 1 (2004)
Patents Act INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF SINGAPORE
(Cap. 221)
Patents Rules
Rules 19 and 26 REQUEST FOR THE GRANT OF A PATENT UNDER
SECTION 25
* denotes mandatory fields
1. YOUR REFERENCE*
2. TITLE OF
INVENT ION*
3. DETAILS OF APPLICANT(S)* (see note 3) Number of applicant(s)
(A) Name
Address
State Country
For corporate applicant For individual applicant
State of incorporation State of residency
Country of incorporation Country of residency
For others (please specify in the box provided below)
(B) Name
Address
State Country
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For corporate applicant For individual applicant
State of incorporation State of residency
Country of incorporation Country of residency
For others (please specify in the box provided below)
(C) Name
Address
State Country
For corporate applicant For individual applicant
State of incorporation State of residency
Country of incorporation Country of residency
For others (please specify in the box provided below)
Further applicants are to be indicated on continuation sheet 1
4. DECLARATION OF PRI ORITY UNDER SECTION 17(2) (see note 5)
A. Country/country designated
DD MM YYYY
File number Filing Date
This information is provided to meet the requirements under section 26(1)(c)(ii)(B)
(Statement under section 26(1)(c)(ii)(C) is to be made in paragraph 9)
B. Country/country designated
DD MM YYYY
File number Filing Date
This information is provided to meet the requirements under section 26(1)(c)(ii)(B)
(Statement under section 26(1)(c)(ii)(C) is to be made in paragraph 9)
Further details are to be indicated on continuation sheet 6
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5. INVENTOR(S)* (see note 6)
A. The applicant(s) is/are the sole/joint inventor(s) Yes No
B. A statement on Patents Form 8 is/will be furnished Yes No
6. CLAIMING AN EARLIER FILING DATE UNDER (see note 7)
section 20(3) section 26(6) section 47(4)
Patent application number
DD MM YYYY
Filing Date
7. SECTION 14(4)(C) REQUIREMENTS (see note 8)
Invention has been displayed at an international exhibition. Yes No
8. SECTION 114 REQUIREMENTS (see note 9)
The invention relates to and/or used a micro-organism deposited for the purposes of disclosure in accordance with section 114 with a
depository authority under the Budapes t Treaty.
Yes No
9. STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 26(1)(c)(ii)(C) (see note 10)
The description of the invention for which the patent is sought is incorporated in the application by reference to, and is completely
contained in, the earlier relevant application, as filed
10. CHECKLIST*
(A) The application consists of the following number of sheets
i. Request Sheets
ii. Description Sheets
iii. Claim(s) Sheets
iv. Drawing(s) Sheets
v. Abstract Sheets
(Note: Please indicate on the
abstract the figure of the drawing,
if any, which should accompany
the abstract when published)
Total number of sheets Sheets
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(B) The application as filed is accompanied by:
Statement of inventorship International exhibition certificate
& right to grant
11. DETAILS OF AGENT (see notes 11, 12 and 13)
Name
Firm
12. ADDRESS FOR SERVICE IN SINGAPORE* (see note 11)
Block/Hse No. Level No. Unit No./PO Box
Street Name
Building Name
Postal Code
13. NAME, SIGNATURE AND DECLARATION (WHERE APPROPRIATE) OF APPLICANT OR AGENT* (see note 13)
(Note: Please cross the box below where appropriate.)
I, the undersigned, do hereby declare that I have been duly authorised to act as representative, for the purposes of this
application, on behalf of the applicant(s) named in paragraph 3 herein.
DD MM YYYY
_______________________________________
Name and Signature
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NOTES:
1. This form when completed should be brought or sent to the Registry of Patents together with the rest of the application. Please
note that the filing fee should be furnished within the period prescribed.
2. The relevant checkboxes as indicated in bold should be marked with a cross where applicable.
3. Enter the name and address of each applicant in the spaces provided in paragraph 3.
Where the applicant is an individual
- Names of individuals should be indicated in full and the surname or family name should be underlined.
-The address of each individual should also be furnished in the space provided.
- The checkbox for "For individual applicant" should be marked with a cross.
Where the applicant is a body corporate
- Bodies corporate should be designated by their corporate name and country of incorporation and, where appropriate, the state
of incorporation within that country should be entered where provided.
- The address of the body corporate should also be furnished in the space provided.
- The checkbox for "For corporate applicant" should be marked with a cross.
Where the applicant is a partnership
- The details of all partners must be provided. The name of each partner should be indicated in full and the surname or family
name should be underlined.
- The address of each partner should also be furnished in the space provided.
- The checkbox for "For others" should be marked with a cross and the name and address of the partnership should be indicated
in the box provided.
4. In the field for "Country", please refer to the standard list of country codes made available by the Registry of Patents and enter the
country code corresponding to the country in question.
5. The declaration of priority under section 17(2) in paragraph 4 should state the date of the previous filing, the country in which it
was made, and the file number, if available. Where the application relied upon is an International Application or a regional patent
application e.g. European patent application, one of the countries designated in that application [being one falling under section
17 of the Patents Act] should be identified and the country should be entered in the space provided.
6. Where the applicant or applicants is/are the sole inventor or the joint inventors, paragraph 5 should be completed by marking with
a cross the 'YES' checkbox in the declaration (A) and the 'NO' checkbox in the alternative statement (B). Where this is not the
case, the 'NO' checkbox in declaration (A) should be marked with a cross and a statement will be required to be filed on Patents
Form 8.
7. When an application is made by virtue of section 20(3), 26(6) or 47(4), the appropriate section should be identified in paragraph 6
and the file number of the earlier application or any patent granted thereon identified.
8. Where the applicant wishes an earlier disclosure of the invention by him at an International Exhibition to be disregarded in
accordance with section 14(4)(c), then the 'YES' checkbox at paragraph 7 should be marked with a cross. Otherwise, the 'NO'
checkbox should be marked with a cross.
9. Where in disclosing the invention the application refers to one or more micro-organisms deposited with a depository authority
under the Budapest Treaty, then the 'YES' checkbox at paragraph 8 should be marked with a cross. Otherwise, the 'NO' checkbox
should be marked with a cross. Attention is also drawn to the Fourth Schedule of the Patents Rules.
10. Where the applicant makes a statement under section 26(1)(c)(ii)(C), no description should be filed under paragraph 10 of this
form.
11. Where an agent is appointed, the fields for "DETAILS OF AGENT" and "ADDRESS FOR SERVICE IN SINGAPORE" should be
completed and they should be the same as those found in the corresponding Patents Form 41. In the event where no agent is
appointed, the field for "ADDRESS FOR SERVICE IN SINGAPORE" should be completed, leaving the field for "DETAILS OF
AGENT" blank.
12. In the event where an individual is appointed as an agent, the sub-field "Name" under "DETAILS OF AGENT" must be completed
by entering the full name of the individual. The sub-field "Firm" may be left blank. In the event where a partnership/body corporate
is appointed as an agent, the sub-field "Firm" under "DETAILS OF AGENT" must be completed by entering the name of the
partnership/body corporate. The sub-field "Name" may be left blank.
13. 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 2001.
14. Applicants resident in Singapore are reminded that if the Registry of Patents considers that an application contains information
the publication of which might be prejudicial to the defence of Singapore or the safety of the public, it may prohibit or restrict its
publication or communication. Any person resident in Singapore and wishing to apply for patent protection in other countries must
first obtain permission from the Singapore Registry of Patents unless they have already applied for a patent for the same
invention in Singapore. In the latter case, no application should be made overseas until at least 2 months after the application has
been filed in Singapore, and unless no directions had been issued under section 33 by the Registrar or such directions have been
revoked. Attention is drawn to sections 33 and 34 of the Patents Act.
15. If the space provided in the patents form is not enough, the additional information should be entered in the relevant continuation
sheet. Please note that the continuation sheets need not be filed with the Registry of Patents if they are not used.
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF SINGAPORE
CONTINUATION SHEET 1
Continuation sheet to: (Note: Only one checkbox may be crossed.)
paragraph 3 of Patents Form 1 paragraph 3 of Patents Form 39
paragraph 6 of Patents Form 37 paragraph 3 of Patents Form 48
Name
Address
State Country
For corporate applicant For individual applicant
State of incorporation State of residency
Country of incorporation Country of residency
For others (please specify in the box provided below)
Name
Address
State Country
For corporate applicant For individual applicant
State of incorporation State of residency
Country of incorporation Country of residency
For others (please specify in the box provided below)
Further applicants are to be indicated on another continuation sheet 1
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF SINGAPORE
CONTINUATION SHEET 6
Continuation sheet to paragraph 4 of Patents Form 1
DD MM YYYY
Country/country designated Filing date
File number
This information is provided to meet the requirements under section 26(1)(c)(ii)(B)
(Statement under section 26(1)(c)(ii)(C) is to be made in paragraph 9)
DD MM YYYY
Country/country designated Filing date
File number
This information is provided to meet the requirements under section 26(1)(c)(ii)(B)
(Statement under section 26(1)(c)(ii)(C) is to be made in paragraph 9)
DD MM YYYY
Country/country designated Filing date
File number
This information is provided to meet the requirements under section 26(1)(c)(ii)(B)
(Statement under section 26(1)(c)(ii)(C) is to be made in paragraph 9)
DD MM YYYY
Country/country designated Filing date
File number
This information is provided to meet the requirements under section 26(1)(c)(ii)(B)
(Statement under section 26(1)(c)(ii)(C) is to be made in paragraph 9)
DD MM YYYY
Country/country designated Filing date
File number
This information is provided to meet the requirements under section 26(1)(c)(ii)(B)
(Statement under section 26(1)(c)(ii)(C) is to be made in paragraph 9)
Further details are to be indicated on another continuation sheet 6