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Please Note: Requirements can change without notice and the following should be taken as a guide only. Always contact us for advice relevant to your specific situation.
Minimum Requirements for Obtaining a Filing Date
(Convention applications must be filed within 12 months of the earliest priority date - extendible in some circumstances)
- Applicant's name, address, nationality and State of incorporation (for US applicant companies only)
- Informal description of the invention (in any language)
- Informal drawings (if any)
- If priority claimed, date and country of filing of priority application
- For inventions relating to biological material, indication that a deposit has been made with an International Depository Authority
Information That May Be Late Filed*
- Verified English translation (if the application was not in English)*
- Formal copy of the description*
- Formal drawings*
- An abstract of the invention*
- The number of the priority application**
- If the applicant(s) is not the inventor(s), the inventor's name, address, nationality, whether the inventor was resident in Singapore at the time the invention was made and details of applicant's right to apply for the patent (e.g. by employment or assignment)**
- For inventions relating to biological material
- Name of the International Depository Authority**
- Date the biological material was deposited**
- Accession number for the deposit**
*In practice the Patent Office will set a due date for filing these items and this is usually two months
** For these items the due date is within 16 Months of Priority Date (if claimed) or Singapore Filing Date (if no priority claimed)
Some deadlines may be extendable depending upon circumstances, please contact us for details.
Filing Requirements and Timelines - Disclaimer
IMPORTANT - Please read this disclaimer carefully as it concerns your rights.
The Filing & Prosecution Requirements and Steps & Timelines are intended to provide general guidelines only and not advice with regard to specific cases. The information given is non-exhaustive. Furthermore the relevant law and its interpretation is liable to change.
You should contact us for advice specific to your own situation. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, no responsibility can be accepted by any member (firm or individual) of the Lloyd Wise Group for any inaccuracies or omissions, however caused therein. Nor can any responsibility be accepted for any loss or damage to any company or person as a result of actions taken or not taken on the basis of the Filing & Prosecution Requirements and Steps & Timelines.
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