Patents

Cap. 253 · Revised Edition 2020 · 73 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Establishment of Intellectual Property Office
s. 4Registrar, Deputy Registrar, Assistant Registrars, etc
s. 5Powers and functions of Registrar
s. 6Seal
s. 7Register
s. 8Patentable inventions
s. 9Novelty
s. 10Inventive step
s. 11Industrial application
s. 12Matters excluded from patent protection
s. 13Who may apply for a patent
s. 14Right to a patent
s. 15Invention by employee or person commissioned
s. 16Judicial assignment of patent application or patent
s. 17Application for a patent
s. 18Unity of invention
s. 19Amendment of application
s. 20Joint applicants
s. 21Right of priority
s. 22Conversion of patent application
s. 23Information concerning corresponding foreign applications
s. 24Disclosure of matter, etc., between earlier and later applications
s. 25Filing date
s. 26Examination
s. 27Refusal or grant of patent
s. 28Duration and maintenance of patent
s. 29Surrender of patent or claim
s. 30Effect of registration, etc., on rights in patents
s. 31Nature of, and transactions in, patents
s. 32Joint ownership of patent
s. 33Rights conferred by patent
s. 34Right to continue use begun before date of filing or priority
s. 35Exploitation by Government or person authorised thereby
s. 36Prevention of indirect use of invention
s. 37Voluntary licences
s. 38Non-voluntary licences
s. 39Exercise of powers on applications under section 38
s. 40Infringement
s. 41Proceedings for infringement
s. 42Restrictions on recovery of damages for infringement
s. 43Relief for infringement of partially valid patent
s. 44Certificate of contested validity of patent
s. 45Proceedings for infringement by exclusive licensee
s. 46Effect of non-registration on infringement proceedings
s. 47Invalidation of patent
s. 48Amendment of patent in infringement or invalidation proceedings
s. 49Application of provisions relating to patents
s. 50Qualification of invention for utility model certificate
s. 51Duration of utility model certificate
s. 52Invalidation of utility model certificate
s. 53Conversion of application for utility model certificate
s. 54Application of treaties
s. 55Implementation of Patent Cooperation Treaty
s. 56Judicial notice of certain treaties
s. 57Changes in ownership
s. 58Correction of errors
s. 59Extension of time
s. 60Exercise of discretionary powers
s. 61Agents
s. 62Jurisdiction of Court
s. 63Offences
s. 64Immunity regarding official acts
s. 65Registrar’s annual report
s. 66Saving in respect of rights to sell forfeited articles
s. 67Time limit for prosecution
s. 68Regulations
s. 69Administrative instructions
s. 70Act binds State
s. 71Repeals
s. 72Transitional
s. 73Commencement