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, ChairmanDaren 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

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