Circulars and Practice Directions

8 May 2024

Circular No. 2/2024 [PDF, 167 KB]

Excluded Days from 1 to 16 May 2024

21 Mar 2024

Circular No. 1/2024 [PDF, 167 KB]

Excluded Days from 1 May 2024 to 13 May 2024 for business under IP Acts and Rules

8 Jun 2022

Circular No. 7/2022 [PDF, 95 KB]

Excluded Days and Alternative Filing Mode Via FormSG

3 Jun 2022

Circular No. 6/2022 [PDF, 91 KB]

Excluded days

25 May 2022

Circular No. 5/2022 [PDF, 221 KB]

IPOS Digital Hub Launch on 2 June 2022
(Note: The Annex of this Circular supersedes the Annex in Registered Designs Circular No. 4/2022.)

28 Apr 2022

Circular No. 4/2022 [PDF, 162 KB]

Information on Revised Launch Date for IPOS Digital Hub, Decommission Date for IP²SG, Effective Date of Legislative Amendments and Fee Updates, Excluded Days

22 Apr 2022

Circular No. 3/2022 [PDF, 276 KB]

Extension of SG IP FAST Track Programme and Sunset of 12 Months File-to-Grant Programme

11 Apr 2022

Circular No. 2/2022 [PDF, 534 KB]

Information on Filing Requirements and Transition to IPOS Digital Hub

11 Mar 2022

Circular No. 1/2022 [PDF, 520 KB]

Introducing IPOS Digital Hub, Legislative Amendments and Fee Updates

10 Sep 2021

Circular No. 4/2021 [PDF, 91 KB]

Potentially Misleading Business Names of Non-official Entities

10 Sep 2021

Circular No. 3/2021 [PDF, 90 KB]

Introduction of Amendments to the Registered Designs Subsidiary Legislation and Electronic Filing and Service of Documents

15 Jul 2021

Circular No. 2/2021 [PDF, 115 KB]

Public Consultation on Intellectual Property (Amendment) Bill 2021

1 Feb 2021

Circular No. 1/2021 [PDF, 82 KB]

New IP²SG website address

25 Aug 2020

Circular No. 4/2020 [PDF, 203 KB]

Expansion of SG Patent Fast Track Programme on 1 September 2020

17 Aug 2020

Circular No. 3/2020 [PDF, 91 KB]

Public Consultation on Proposed Changes to Simplify and Streamline Intellectual Property Processes and Improve User Experience with Digital Initiatives

2 Jun 2020

Circular No. 2/2020 [PDF, 97 KB]

Introduction of Amendments to Subsidiary Legislation in Response to COVID-19

17 Apr 2020

Circular No. 1/2020 [PDF, 181 KB]

COVID-19: Further Information on Excluded Days

29 Nov 2019

Circular No. 4/2019 [PDF, 89 KB]

Checks on Declaration of Novelty in Design Applications

31 Oct 2019

Circular No. 3/2019 [PDF, 128 KB]

New Online Payment Platform on IP²SG

16 Sep 2019

Circular No. 2/2019 [PDF, 259 KB]

Registered Designs (International Registration) Rules 2019

5 Apr 2019

Circular No. 1/2019 [PDF, 133 KB]

Checks on Declaration of Novelty in Design Applications

14 Sep 2018

Circular No. 3/2018 [PDF, 134 KB]

100% e-Payment with effect from 1 November 2018

8 Aug 2018

Circular No. 2/2018 [PDF, 425 KB]

Decommissioning of Email-Based IP²SG Accounts on 1 September 2018

3 Apr 2018

Circular No. 1/2018 [PDF, 77 KB]

Changes Pertaining to Form CM8 wef 21 April 2018

6 Oct 2017

Circular No. 6/2017 [PDF, 30 KB]

Designs-Related Legislative Amendments To Enter Into Force On 30 October 2017

5 Jul 2017

Circular No. 5/2017 [PDF, 113 KB]

Unsolicited IP Services - Requests for Payment of Fees

17 Mar 2017

Circular No. 4/2017 [PDF, 203 KB]

Slides used in “Information Sharing Session relating to the Implementation of Goods and Services Tax (“GST”) conducted on 10 March 2017

2 Mar 2017

Circular No. 3/2017 [PDF, 191 KB]

Information Sharing Session relating to the Implementation of Goods and Services Tax (“GST”)

20 Feb 2017

Circular No. 2/2017 [PDF, 194 KB]

Search Facility for International Design Registrations in IP²SG

3 Feb 2017

Circular No. 1/2017 [PDF, 267 KB]

Revised Fees, Implementation of Goods and Services Tax and Change in Procedure for Amendment and Correction of Patents documents with effect from 1 April 2017

1 Nov 2016

Circular No. 1/2016 [PDF, 34 KB]

Launch of eAlert Facility in IP²SG

6 Jun 2014

Circular No. 2/2014 [PDF, 196 KB]

Entering of particulars of express trusts and beneficiaries in the Register of Designs (Specific name format no longer required)

30 Apr 2014

Circular No. 1/2014 [PDF, 46 KB]

Entering of particulars of express trusts and beneficiaries in the Register of Designs

Practice Direction No. 3 of 2024 [PDF 108 KB]

Classification of articles, non-physical products, or set of articles and non-physical products for the purposes of the registration of a design

Registries Practice Direction No. 2 of 2024 [PDF, 275 KB]

Excluded Days

Registries Practice Direction No. 1 of 2024 [PDF, 269 KB]

Excluded Days

IPOS Digital Hub Practice Direction No. 2 of 2023 [PDF, 612 KB]

Electronic Online System (EOS) and Alternative Filing Modes

Registries Practice Direction No. 2 of 2023 [PDF, 87 KB]

Day of Interruption to Electronic Online System, IPOS Digital Hub

IPOS Digital Hub Practice Direction No. 1 of 2023 [PDF, 658 KB]

Electronic Online System (EOS) and Alternative Filing Modes

Registries Practice Direction No. 1 of 2023 [PDF, 256 KB]

Hours of Business and Excluded days

Registries Practice Direction No. 4 of 2022 [PDF, 104 KB]

Excluded Days

Registries Practice Direction No. 3 of 2022 [PDF, 103 KB]

Excluded Days

IPOS Digital Hub Practice Direction No. 1 of 2022 [PDF, 728 KB]

Electronic Online System (EOS) and Alternative Filing Modes

Registries Practice Direction No. 2 of 2022 [PDF, 105 KB]

Excluded Days

Registries Practice Direction No. 1 of 2022 [PDF, 103 KB]

Excluded Days

IP²SG Practice Direction No. 1 of 2021 [PDF, 333 KB]

Electronic Online System (EOS)

Registries Practice Direction No. 1 of 2021 [PDF, 151 KB]

Alternative Filing Modes and Service of Documents

Practice Direction No. 4 of 2020 [PDF, 57 KB]

Classification of articles, non-physical products, or set of articles and non-physical products for the purposes of the registration of a design

IP²SG Practice Direction No. 1 of 2020 [PDF, 362 KB]

Electronic Online System (EOS)

Registries Practice Direction No. 3 of 2020 [PDF, 154 KB]

Alternative Filing Modes and Service of Documents

Registries Practice Direction No. 2 of 2020 [PDF, 64 KB]

Excluded days

Registries Practice Direction No. 1 of 2020 [PDF, 91 KB]

Excluded days

IP²SG Practice Direction No. 2 of 2019 [PDF, 186 KB]

Electronic Online System (EOS)

Practice Direction No. 2 of 2019 [PDF, 396 KB]

Classification of articles, non-physical products, or set of articles and non-physical products for the purposes of the registration of a design

Registries Practice Direction No. 1 of 2019 [PDF, 69 KB]

Excluded days

IP²SG Practice Direction No. 1 of 2019 [PDF, 186 KB]

Electronic Online System (EOS)

IP²SG Practice Direction No. 1 of 2018 [PDF, 401 KB]

Electronic Online System (EOS)

Practice Direction No. 4 of 2018 [PDF, 175 KB]

Registration of Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)

Practice Direction No. 3 of 2018 [PDF, 70 KB]

Day of Interruption to the Electronic Online System, IP²SG

Practice Direction No. 2 of 2018 [PDF, 20 KB]

Day of Interruption to the Electronic Online System, IP²SG

Practice Direction No. 1 of 2018 [PDF, 156 KB]

Day of Interruption to the Electronic Online System, IP²SG

Practice Direction No. 1 of 2017 [PDF, 352 KB]

Classification of articles, non-physical products, or set of articles and non-physical products for the purposes of the registration of a design

IP²SG Practice Direction No. 1 of 2017 [PDF, 425 KB]

Electronic Online System (EOS)

Practice Direction No. 2 of 2015 [PDF, 39 KB]

Excluded days

Practice Direction No. 1 of 2015 [PDF, 10 KB]

Excluded days

Practice Direction No. 5 of 2014 [PDF, 86 KB]

Excluded days

Practice Direction No. 4 of 2014 [PDF, 231 KB]

Registration of Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)

Practice Direction No. 3 of 2014 [PDF, 11 KB]

Excluded days

Practice Direction No. 2 of 2014 [PDF, 9 KB]

Excluded days

Practice Direction No. 1 of 2014 [PDF, 14 KB]

Excluded days

Practice Direction No. 2 of 2013 [PDF, 39 KB]

Excluded Days

Practice Direction No. 1 of 2013 [PDF, 25 KB]

Alternatives To Online Filing During Service Disruption

Practice Direction No. 1 of 2009 [PDF, 12 KB]

Hours of Business and Excluded Days