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Advice or suggestions given as part of an answer should be complete in that it covers all aspects of the issues involved , and consider all possible angles, as that is what the public is entitled to expect when they seek advice from a Patent Agent. An incomplete or incorrect answer could reflect inability to properly advise clients in real life, which could pose serious consequences for the clients. Answers which only deal with some of the issues present in a question will receive poor marks. In addition, candidates should never recommend a course of action that might the client to act illegally. If the recommended course of action may compromise the client’s position, the client needs to be advised of the potential consequences so that he can weigh the pros and cons and make an informed decision.  \nThere is no standard way to present an answer to any of these Papers. Candidates are expected to set out their reasoning, opinion, and conclusions clearly and logically on all the issues identified in each Paper.  \nCandidates should take a clear position in their answers. Candidates should not, as part of their answer, ask the Examiners to choose from more than one answer to a question. This is akin to providing multiple options to a client without proper guidance. In a real-life context, this is of little help to a client. Whilst offering alternate answers may be helpful to flesh out the candidate’s thought process, the candidate must ultimately conclude as to the most appropriate alternative. Very few marks, if any, will be given if no conclusion is drawn.  \nSimilarly, Examiners will not attempt to read the candidates' minds. Credit will only be awarded for what is written in the answer scripts.  \nPaper A – Preparation of a Patent Specification  \n1. Scope of the Paper  \nIn this paper, the candidate is asked to draft a patent specification which gives the best possible protection for the client’s invention but at the same time is valid over the known prior art (in the question) . It should also meet the other requirements of Singapore Patent law, that is: the claims define the invention, clarity of the claims, claims supported by the description, unity, and sufficiency.  \n2. Assessment of Answer  \nIf the claims drafted by the candidate are invalid for lack of novelty , the candidate will almost certainly fail the paper because it is impossible for the examiners to award marks for the claims in such circumstances. If the claims are open to objections of failure to define the invention, lack of clarity, lack of unity or lack of support and/ or the specification lacks sufficiency , then marks will be lost. The number of lost marks depends on the seriousness of the objection.  \nOn the other hand, if the claims are seriously restricted , that will also cause a loss of marks because an unnecessary restriction is a loss or narrowing of monopoly rights to which the client is entitled. Three or more unnecessary restrictions will lead to a fail.  \nSo the candidate must find the balance between validity on the one hand and unnecessary restriction on the other hand. If the candidate is in doubt as to the correct scope of the claims , it is better to ensure novelty by accepting a slight restriction. This may cause the loss of a few marks but that is better than drafting claims which lack novelty and will normally result in a fail. 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