Changes to the Patents Electronic Online System as of 2 June 2008

Date Added : 31-May-2008

Patents Practice Direction No. 2 of 2008-Electronic Online Service.
Practice Direction No. 2 of 2008 (Electronic Online Service) has come into effect on 2 June 2008, replacing Practice Direction No. 1 of 2007 (Electronic Online Service). Please click on http://www.epatents.gov.sg/General/download.asp to view the Practice Direction No. 2 of 2008 and its marked up copy.

What is new at ePatents (Online Internet Service)

-	Enhanced Save Form feature-All online Patents Forms (with the exception of Renewal Forms) can be saved and retrieved for up to 7 working days, and a maximum of 50 forms can be saved at any one time.

-	Patents Form 99 (with its accompanying document types) is available for electronic filing.

-	A new option 'Alteration or Correction of Name (Applicant/Inventor)' in Patents Form 23 is provided, with a new document type ‘Evidence to Alteration or Correction of Applicant/Inventor’s Name’ made available as optional attachment.

-	Change in the name of document that may be filed with Patents Form 57–please select ‘Evidence in Support of Request under rule 9A(2)’ instead of ‘Statutory declaration/Affidavit’.

-	Change in the document name for a description to be filed with Patents Form 14 & Patents Form 14(2004)-If a description is to be submitted with Patents Form 14/Patents Form 14(2004), please select ‘Description with claim(s) for PF14/PF14 (2004)’ instead of ‘Description with claim(s)’.

-	Patents Form 14(2004) is updated, with the section 'History of Replacement Sheets Filed’ removed.

What is new in EPP Version 3.3

-	Two Patents Forms (Patents Form 57 and Patents Form 99) and their accompanying document types are included.

-	A new option 'Alteration or Correction of Name (Applicant/Inventor)' in Patents Form 23 is provided, with a new document type ‘Evidence to Alteration or Correction of Applicant/Inventor’s Name’ made available as optional attachment.

-	Change in the name of document that may be filed with Patents Form 57–please select ‘Evidence in Support of Request under rule 9A(2)’ instead of ‘Statutory declaration/Affidavit’.

-	Change in the document name for a description to be filed with Patents Form 14 & Patents Form 14(2004)-If a description is to be submitted with Patents Form 14/Patents Form 14(2004), please select ‘Description with claim(s) for PF14/PF14 (2004)’ instead of ‘Description with claim(s)’.

-	Patents Form 14(2004) is updated, with the section 'History of Replacement Sheets Filed’ removed.

-	A new tool ‘Patents Form Converter’ is added (under Tools > Patents Form Converter) to allow the viewing and printing of Patents Forms in prepared EPP packages before submission to the Registry. Refer to EPP User Manual Section 5.2 ‘View Patent Form’ (page 81-84) for details.

-	A list of characters and symbols supported by EPP is added. This list can be viewed under the menu: Tools > Acceptable Inputs. Refer to EPP User Manual Section 8 ‘Quick Reference Notes’ (page 95) for this list.