The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (“IPOS”) has previously launched the FinTech Fast Track (“FTFT”) and Accelerated Initiative for Artificial Intelligence (“AI2”) programmes respectively in 2018 and 2019 to support the growth of FinTech and AI innovations in Singapore. On 04 May 2020, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (“IPOS”) ... Read More

The Singapore Geographical Indications (Amendment) Act 2020 and Geographical Indications (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2020 entered into force on 15 August 2020. The amendments elucidate the requirements for filing a qualification of rights request and provide clarification on how variants of a Geographical Indication (“GI”) are treated. Request for post-registration ... Read More

In the 2020 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII), Singapore has retained the top rank as the most innovative nation in Asia Pacific. Globally, Singapore has maintained the eighth place where the top five positions are taken by Switzerland, Sweden, the United States of America, the United Kingdom and ... Read More

Under a cooperation agreement between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), the Ministry of Industry & Handicraft (MIH) of Cambodia and the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) of Laos, patent owners in Singapore can request to re-register a Singapore patent in Cambodia and Laos. The request must be made ... Read More