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IPOS innovation in Singapore focuses on encouraging uptake across a variety of users

IPOS innovation in Singapore focuses on encouraging uptake across a variety of users

IPOS demonstrates how one of the most cutting-edge IP offices in the world uses cutting-edge technology to boost user access to its systems and to highlight the benefits of registered IP rights to a variety of users, including small company owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. Change may now happen anywhere, anytime, and with anyone thanks to the explosion of technology and social media in recent years. In order to be more inclusive and to address their requirements, the Intellectual Property Office [...]

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INTA 2023 to be held in Singapore from May to June 2023

INTA 2023 is to be held in Singapore from May to June 2023. As one of the largest Intellectual Property gatherings in the world, this year, INTA is expected to become a common stage for business development through IP assets, where experts and business owners, leaders can contact and exchange business opportunities. INTA 2023 INTA’s 2023 Annual Meeting Live+ will connect the most influential brand professionals from across the globe and industries at the largest gathering of its kind. The event [...]

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Public consultation for Intangibles Disclosure Framework in Singapore opened for comments

Recently, a public consultation on the topic of Intangible Assets has been organized by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS). The name is Intangibles Disclosure Framework. Intellectual Properties include Intangible Assets, and Intangible Assets include Intellectual Properties such as trademarks, patents, copyrights, etc. Other Intangible Assets may be listed such as technologies, brand recognition, data, trade secrets of a business. Consequently, the goal of the Intangibles Disclosure Framework organized by the Accounting [...]

Singapore Implements Advanced IP Border Enforcement Measures

Singapore Implements Advanced IP Border Enforcement Measures

The 21st of November 2022 will see the implementation of strengthened border enforcement procedures pertaining to specific intellectual property rights, according to the Ministry of Law. These measures, which are applicable to products that violate registered designs and geographical indications protected by intellectual property rights (IPR), provide Singapore Customs with the following authority: Upon request by the IPR holder, seize goods suspected of infringing the IPR that are to be imported or exported; and Obtain and provide information relating to the [...]

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Lesson from the wonton noodles trademark case in Singapore

In 2018, an opposition has been filed to a trademark application by sisters Ng Mui Hong and Ng Mei Ling for their restaurant Char Siew Wantan Mee. Ng Mui Hong and Ng Mei Ling are the daughters of the late Ng Ba Eng, who ran the Dunman Road Food Centre hawker stall Eng’s wonton noodles. Ng Ba Eng died of a sudden heart attack in 2013. However, even after death, his reputation through decades of selling pork dumpling noodles is still recognized [...]

MinLaw and IPOS Are Collecting Comments on Supplementary Legislation Regulating Collective Management Organizations

MinLaw and IPOS Are Collecting Comments on Supplementary Legislation Regulating Collective Management Organizations

On November 7th, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and the Ministry of Law (MinLaw) opened a public consultation to get input on the proposed subsidiary law governing collective management organizations (CMOS). The Copyright (Collective Management Organizations) Regulations, a subsidiary piece of law, will be created in accordance with the Copyright Act 2021. Up to December 4th, 2022, there will be a four-week public consultation period. It follows previous consultation initiatives on copyright regime, including a consultation held in [...]

IP week 2022 in Singapore: More support with IP management for startups, SMEs, and young innovators

IP week 2022 in Singapore: More support with IP management for startups, SMEs, and young innovators

On Tuesday, September 6, THE Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) introduced initiatives to support inventors in managing their intellectual property (IP) by providing free legal counsel, patent drafting services, training, and other resources. Edwin Tong, the second minister of law, made the statement in his opening remarks at IP Week 2022, a worldwide IP conference hosted in Singapore, “Startups are hothouses for new ideas that could be brought to market, but may lack the expertise to identify and effectively [...]

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The United Kingdom – Singapore Digital Economy Agreement

The UK-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (DEA) is one of the world’s most innovative trade agreements. This Agreement covers the digitized trade in services and goods across the economies of the 2 countries. There are many important contents regulating data privacy and other digital aspects in this Agreement. According to the official website of the United Kingdom’s government, as 2 of the most advanced digital trading nations, the UK and Singapore have reached a ground-breaking international deal that is deeper and [...]

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Raising IP awareness in the young generation in Singapore

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and the National Youth Council (NYC) have recently conducted a joint survey called the Singapore IP and Youth survey to obtain a general understanding of how the young generation in Singapore perceives Intellectual Property and all the matters related. Through the survey, it’s clear that we need to raise IP awareness in the young generation in Singapore. Although Singapore is one of the fastest developing countries in the entire world, the young generation [...]

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New Revised Enhanced Mediation Promotion Scheme (REMPS) of IPOS

The IP Office of Singapore (IPOS) has recently announced the Revised Enhanced Mediation Promotion Scheme (REMPS) starting from the beginning of April 2022.  Revised Enhanced Mediation Promotion Scheme (REMPS) The Revised Enhanced Mediation Promotion Scheme (REMPS) is a funding scheme by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) to cover part of the parties’ mediation costs.  The funding covers: Fees charged by the mediation service provider;  Mediator’s fees;  up to 80% of mediation-related lawyer/agent fees (and mediation-related disbursements charged by the party’s lawyer/agent).  With the REMPS, [...]

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