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Patents Act (Chapter 221) (Revised Edition 2005, as amended up to the Patents (Amendments) Act 2017), Singapore
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2017
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Entry into force:
February 23, 1995
Enacted:
November 25, 1994
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions)
Notes
The Patents Act (Cap. 221, Act No. 21 of 1994) has three revised editions: the 1995 Revised Edition, the 2002 Revised Edition and the 2005 Revised Edition.
This 2005 Revised Edition of the Patents Act incorporates all the amendments up to the Patents (Amendments) Act 2017), which was passed by the Parliament on February 28, 2017, was assented by the President on April 5, 2017, and entered into force on October 30, 2017, in accordance with the Patents (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Notification 2017.
For the amendments introduced by the said Act No. 18 of 2017, see section 14 of Part III, and section 29 of Part VI of this revised version of the Patents Act.
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