As the lead government agency that formulates and regulates Intellectual Property(IP) laws, promotes IP awareness and provides the infrastructure to facilitate IP development in Singapore, our core services include the filing and registration of patents, trade marks, designs and plant varieties.
We also conduct hearings and mediations for IP disputes such as trade mark oppositions. There is also a copyright tribunal that handles disputes between copyright owners and users.
For cross border disputes, Singapore has set up an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Advisory Committee to address disputes around the world, particularly in Asia, outside of the traditional court system.
Leveraging technology, we have also introduced online searches and filing systems for patents
(ePatents), trade marks
(eTrademarks), and designs
(eDesigns) to offer greater convenience to users so that they can file for their IP or do IP searches in a matter of mouse clicks.
We have also devised a number of online tools that can assist you in your IP management such as
- Strategies for Creation, Ownership, Protection and Exploitation of IP, or SCOPE IP™, a diagnostic programme on IP management,
- IP Service Providers, a one-stop directory tailored to help companies expedite their search for relevant IP firms and services and