Singapore, Friday 26 August 2005 – The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), together with the European Patent Office (EPO) announced in May 2005 that they are jointly organising the 3rd Europe Asia Patent Information Conference (EAPIC) in Singapore at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre from 31 August – 2 September 2005.
This year’s EAPIC sees three supporting organisations. They are namely the Licensing Executives Society (Singapore), the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association and the Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation.
Lending their support for the second time is the Licensing Executive Society (Singapore) or LES Sg.
“EAPIC has proven to be a very good platform for the industry to keep themselves abreast with the latest trends & development in technology transfer, intellectual property and licensing,” said Dr Alex Yu, President of LES Sg.
This year’s EAPIC has also gained industry support from the Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation, or SMa (www.smafederation.org.sg). Mr Vincent Guok, SMa’s Senior Director of Operations said,
“SMa supports the strategic importance that patent information plays in today’s knowledge-based economy. Our members definitely see the need to gain more in-depth understanding of applying patent information to their respective industry and using it to value-add to their business strategies.”
The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) has also come forward with earnest support.
“The in-house legal community is very aware of the potential value that intellectual property information brings to their businesses. The EAPIC conference is totally in line with SCCA’s mission to provide a platform that brings together professionals in intellectual property field to share their experience and ideas” says Mr Greg Tanner, President of SCCA.
Mr Pompidou, President of the EPO is pleased with the response thus far,
"EAPIC aims at supplying the regional industry and practitioners with the knowledge of not only getting the information but how to process it so that business added value can be extracted. The conference is now perceived as one of the major IP events in the ASEAN region attracting practitioners, professionals from industry and academia from the region as well as from Europe and the US. Such an event is indeed a gateway for local, European and American companies to hit the ASEAN market."
To date, ninety percent of the delegates for EAPIC 2005 comes from around the world, including Austria, Denmark, Korea, Republic of China, the US, Thailand and Vietnam.
EAPIC 2005 continues to attract leading speakers and industry practitioners both internationally & regionally. This year, Mr Ian Harvey, Chairman of the UK IP Institute & UK Government IP Advisory Committee will present the Keynote address. Ian is highly regarded as a leader in the field of IP, and for more than 10 years, he held the position of Chief Operating Officer of BTG plc, a successful company whose business, of finding and commercialising new technologies depends heavily on IP. Ian also previously served as a member of UK Prime Minister’s Advisory Council on Science & Technology.
Registration for EAPIC is still open. For detailed programme and information on featured speakers. (Please note that information on EAPIC 2005 has been removed from the website)
An annual event, jointly organised by the IPOS & EPO, EAPIC provides a platform for businesses to gain knowledge on the various facets of patent information, and on how new tools & services may be applied throughout the various stages of Intellectual Property (IP) Management. EAPIC continues to draw targeted audiences from the patent information practitioners, as well as professionals from the industry and academia. For more information about EAPIC 2005, please visit here.
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore or IPOS is the lead government agency that formulates and regulates Intellectual Property (IP) laws, promotes IP awareness and provides the infrastructure to facilitate the greater development of IP in Singapore. With IP fast becoming a critical resource in today’s new economy, IPOS’ vision is to foster a creative Singapore where ideas and intellectual efforts are valued, developed and exploited. Formerly known as the Registry of Trade Marks and Patents, IPOS was established as a statutory board of the Ministry of Law on 1 April 2001. More information on IPOS can be found on www.ipos.gov.sg.
The mission of the European Patent Office or EPO (www.european-patent-office.org) is to support innovation, competitiveness and economic growth for the benefit of the citizens of Europe. Its task is to grant European patents for inventions on the basis of a centralized procedure for the contracting states to the European Patent Convention (EPC), which was signed in Munich on 5 October 1973 and entered into force on 7 October 1977. The EPO is the executive arm of the European Patent Organisation, an intergovernmental body set up under the EPC, whose members are the EPC contracting states. It has its headquarters in Munich, a branch at the Hague and offices in Berlin and Vienna. With its workforce of nearly 6,000 staff, the EPO is one of the largest European institutions.
LES (Singapore), formed in November 1999, is affiliated to the Licensing Executives Society International Inc, the premier global business association for licensing. LES International has 30 societies covering more than 50 countries around the world. The objective of LES (Singapore) is to function as a non-profit professional and educational society in the field of licensing, intellectual property and technology transfer and to encourage high professional standards among individuals engaged in licensing. The society organises meetings, seminars and training courses for the exchange and dissemination of knowledge and information on licensing, intellectual property and technology transfer.
The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association or SCCA was set up in 2002. It is the pioneer association representing in-house lawyers in Singapore.
The SCCA's vision is to:
- Foster a dynamic community of professional corporate counsel which will give its members the chance to network with other in-house counsel and to share information and resources.
- Coordinate continuing educational opportunities.
- Raise the profile of the in-house lawyers' community in Singapore.
- Provide a platform to establish views in respect of issues that concern the in-house lawyers' community and our respective employers, in order to provide a collective voice where representation is needed on behalf of the in-house lawyers' community.For more information, visit www.scca.org.sg.
The Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation (SMa) is a trade association representing the manufacturing and related services companies in Singapore. Established in 1932, SMa has over 2,500 members in diversified industries. These are :
- Automation Technology Industry Group
- Building Products and Construction Materials Industry Goup
- Singapore Chemical Industry Council
- Electrical, Electronics & Allied Industry Group
- Fire Protection Safety & Security Industry Group
- Food & Beverage Industry Group
- Life Sciences Industry Group
- Medical Technology Industry Group
- Metal, Machinery & Engineering Industry Group
- Packaging & Plastics Industry Group
- Lifestyle Industry Group
For media enquiry, please contact:
Ms Angelia Chia
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Tel : (65) 6331 6572
Fax : (65) 6331 6562
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