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Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

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Formed
  
April 2001 (2001-04)

Website
  
www.ipos.gov.sg

Parent agency
  
Ministry of Law

Jurisdiction
  
Government of Singapore

Headquarters
  
51 Bras Basah Road, #01-01 Manulife Centre, Singapore 189554

Agency executives
  
Dr Stanley Lai, Chairman Daren Tang Heng Shim, Chief Executive

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is a statutory board under the Singapore Ministry of Law of the Singapore Government. IPOS advises on and administers intellectual property (IP) laws, promotes IP awareness and provides the infrastructure to facilitate the development of IP in Singapore.

IPOS has been appointed an International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) for patent applications filed in accordance with the Patent Co-operation Treaty since 9 October 2015.

Conventions

Singapore is a member of the following international conventions:

  • Paris Convention
  • Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
  • Madrid Protocol
  • Nice Agreement
  • Patent Cooperation Treaty
  • Budapest Treaty
  • WIPO Copyright Treaty
  • WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
  • International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants otherwise known as the "UPOV Convention"
  • The Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement concerning the International Registration of Industrial Design
  • Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
  • References

    Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Wikipedia