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Updated by IPOS A disclosure before any learned society or published by you or with your consent in the transactions of any learned society will be disregarded if you:
(a) file for a patent within 12 months from the date of its disclosure.
(b) state, when making a request for search and examination report, examination report, review of an examination report or responding to a written opinion, the circumstance which the invention was disclosed.
(c) file the written evidence which must be a statutory declaration or affidavit; and enclose all supporting documents.
A "learned society" includes any club or association constituted in Singapore or elsewhere whose main object is the promotion of any branch of learning or science.
My invention has been published in a scientific/industry journal. Can I still apply for a patent for the same invention?
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