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Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2016, Singapore

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Year of Version 2016 Dates Assented: May 31, 2016 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Trademarks Notes The Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 16 of 2016) was passed by Parliament on May 9, 2016, was assented to by the President on May 31, 2016, and was published in the Government on June 7, 2016.

The Act entered into force as follows:
- Section 35 entered into force on June 8, 2016;
- Sections 3 to 6, 7(d) to (k), 8, 9, 10, 12 to 15, 17(a), 18 to 32, 36, 37, 40 to 47, 49, 51 and 52 entered into force on June 10, 2016;
- Section 48 entered into force on July 1, 2016;
- Sections 2, 11, 16, 38 and 39 entered into force on August 1, 2016;
- Sections 7(b), (c), 33, 34 and 50 entered into force on December 1, 2016;
- Sections 7(a) and 17(b) entered into force on January 1, 2017.

Sections 26 and 45 of the Act provides for amendments to the Patents Act and the Trade Marks Act, which entered into force on June 10, 2016.


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