Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

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Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
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Agency overview
Formed1 April 2001;23 years ago (2001-04-01)
Jurisdiction Government of Singapore
Headquarters1 Paya Lebar Link, #11-03, PLQ 1, Paya Lebar Quarter, Singapore 408533
Agency executives
  • Dr Stanley Lai, Chairman [1]
  • Rena Lee, Chief Executive [2]
Parent agency Ministry of Law
Website www.ipos.gov.sg
Agency IDT08GB0023J

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

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IPOS has been an International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) since 9 October 2015. [3]

The Chief Executive in 2024, Rena Lee, was included in the Time magazine 2024 list of the 100 most influential people. [4]

Conventions

Singapore is a member of the following international conventions: [5]

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References

  1. "Intellectual Property Office of Singapore". Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. "Rena Lee to succeed Daren Tang as chief executive of Singapore's IP office". CNA. 19 June 2020. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. "New IPOS appointments clear path for access to international patent systems". Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  4. "Rena Lee: The 100 Most Influential People of 2024". TIME. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  5. IPOS web site, About Us. Consulted on 23 December 2009. Archived 25 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine