Do I need to file a national security clearance application when filing in the foreign country without filing in Singapore?

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Section 34 of the Patents Act 1994 requires a person resident in Singapore to obtain written authorisation from IPOS before filing, or causing to be filed, a patent application outside Singapore, unless a patent application has been filed in Singapore for 2 months or more and there is no direction from IPOS prohibiting or restricting the publication of that information or its communication.

A person resident in Singapore could include a natural person, the Government, as well as any company or association or body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporated.

More details are available in the IPOS Patents Formalities Manual.

Do I need to file a national security clearance application when filing in the foreign country without filing in Singapore?

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