Patent Examiner
Current- Conduct Patent Search & Analysis - Conduct searches of the state-of-the-art to investigate whether an invention is indeed new and judge whether the invention has a technical and legal basis to be granted a patent in Singapore, i.e. to find the most relevant previously published technical disclosures ("prior art") against which the patentability of the application can be assessed.- Perform Patent Examination - Examine patent applications and determine whether these inventions meet the… Show more - Conduct Patent Search & Analysis - Conduct searches of the state-of-the-art to investigate whether an invention is indeed new and judge whether the invention has a technical and legal basis to be granted a patent in Singapore, i.e. to find the most relevant previously published technical disclosures ("prior art") against which the patentability of the application can be assessed.- Perform Patent Examination - Examine patent applications and determine whether these inventions meet the patentability criteria of novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability, i.e. carry out Substantive examination to enable the applicant (or authorised representative such as a patent attorney) to be informed of any objections to the grant of a patent, with a view to resolving these through correspondence and, where necessary, oral proceedings Show less