s 85 Effect of filing international application for patent
85.—(1) An international application for a patent (Singapore) for which a date of filing has been accorded under the Patent Co‑operation Treaty, subject to sections 86 and 87, is treated for the purposes of this Act as an application for a patent under this Act. (2) If the application, or the designation of Singapore in it, is withdrawn or (except as mentioned in subsection (3)) deemed to be withdrawn under the Patent Co‑operation Treaty, it is treated as withdrawn under this Act. (3) An application is not treated as withdrawn under this Act if it, or the designation of Singapore in it, is deemed to be withdrawn under the Patent Co‑operation Treaty —(a) because of an error or omission in an institution having functions under the Treaty; or (b) because, owing to circumstances outside the applicant’s control, a copy of the application was not received by the International Bureau before the end of the time limited for that purpose under the Treaty; or (c) in such other circumstances as may be prescribed. (4) If an international application for a patent which designates Singapore is refused a filing date under the Patent Co‑operation Treaty and the Registrar determines that the refusal was caused by an error or omission in an institution having functions under that Treaty, the Registrar may direct that the application is treated as an application under this Act, having such date of filing as the Registrar may direct. (5) The Registry must act as a receiving Office under Article 2 of the Patent Co‑operation Treaty in respect of international applications filed by citizens of Singapore or persons resident in Singapore. (6) The prescribed transmittal fee, in addition to the fees prescribed by the Patent Co‑operation Treaty, must be paid to the Registry by any person filing an international application under that Treaty.