In early $2020,$ John $($a Singaporean mechanical engineer$)$ conceived the idea of designing a fully solar$$

powered emergency vehicle. The idea for his invention was principally inspired by health pandemics$$

where emergency vehicles have to travel to rural parts of big cities without access to electricity or$$

gasoline.$$

John$$s solar vehicle $$ named the Solar Powered Emergency Vehicle $($SPEV$)$ is essentially a massive$$

solar powered mobile medical treatment facility. Such a facility $$ which can be deployed in a matter$$

of hours and is capable treating huge numbers of patients at any one time $$ is extremely useful where$$

hospitals are overwhelmed, and immobile patients are unable to travel to hospitals. Such mobile$$

treatment facility can therefore be deployed in the event of a major pandemic outbreak.

To help him build his SPEV, John approached Peter, an entrepreneur whose business is in the$$

manufacture of solar panels. Over several meetings, John discussed his solar powered emergency$$

vehicle with Peter and also shared the design specifications and technical drawings for the vehicle.$$

Unfortunately, negotiations broke down along the way and the parties fell out.

Then, in early February $2021,$ John was surprised to read in media reports that The Singapore Hospital$$

was to unveil their $$Solar Powered Emergency Vehicle$$ in June $2021$ at a medical exhibition in$$

Singapore. The publicity materials for the solar powered emergency vehicle read as follows: $$The solar$$

powered emergency vehicle $$ which can be deployed in a matter of hours and is capable treating huge$$

numbers of patients at any one time$.$ It transpired that The Singapore Hospital had earlier$$

approached Peter in June $2020$ to help them build this solar powered emergency vehicle and that the$$

solar powered emergency vehicle had been deployed in several neighbourhood mobile clinics in$$

Singapore since August $2020.$

John was highly disturbed by this development because it was clear to him that Peter had made use$$

of his idea, design specifications and technical drawings for the SPEV. John also noticed that Peter$$s$$

version of the SPEV is capable treating of huge numbers of patients at any one time. John then decided$$

to file a patent application for his SPEV invention with the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore$$

$($IPOS$)$ on $1$ March $2021.$ John was granted a patent on $1$ March $2022.$ Apart from The Singapore

Hospital, Peter continues to design and build similar solar powered emergency vehicle for other$$

organisations and corporate entities. In fact, the latest order was just delivered by Peter on $1$ May$$

$2022.$

Further background information on John$$s SPEV invention is set out in Annex A$.$

ANNEX A

A$.$ The SPEV invention can be deployed in a matter of hours and is capable treating huge$$

numbers of patients at any one time.$$

B$.$ The concept for SPEV was conceived after John$$s own observations and recollection$$

of solar powered makeshift hot dog stands and fast$-$food vans.$$

C$.$ Further research reveals that a certain engineer, Dr Solar, published a commentary in

$2000$ in The Old Straits Times $($the only English daily circulating in Singapore$),$ which$$

lamented the lack of sustainable medical vehicles and suggested the mounting of solar$$

panels on a medical vehicle. Dr Solar$$s commentary is now stored on microfilm in the$$

National Archives of Singapore

Part $1$: Potential Claims by John$$

John would like to know $(1)$ whether he can successfully bring an action against Peter for any$$

intellectual property issues, and $(2)$ if Peter is able to raise any defences against each of these$$

claims

above is all the case study for part $1$: below is the list of questions that needs to be answer based on the case studies, the theory and understanding of law in Singapore.$$

Case Study Part $1$:

$1.$ Legal Issues $$ State the legal issue$($s$)$ presented in the case study. $($identify $3$ cases$)$

$2.$ Laws $$ State and explain the applicable$/$relevant laws. $($based on the identification, state the law and some relevant that happened as a example each of them$)$

$3.$ Application of Laws $$ Apply the applicable laws to material facts of the case study$$

through an analysis of both the facts and the law. $($based on the $3$ legal issues, find the material facts of the case study through an analysis of both the facts and the law$)$

$4.$ Conclusion $$ State the key conclusion$($s$)$ and recommend the legal remedies or$$

actions that should be taken.