Circulars and Practice Directions

8 May 2024

GI Circular No. 2/2024 [PDF, 163 KB]

Excluded Days from 1 to 16 May 2024

1 Apr 2024

GI Circular No. 1/2024 [PDF, 161 KB]

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

8 Jun 2022

GI Circular No. 6/2022 [PDF, 94 KB]

Excluded Days and Alternative Filing Mode Via FormSG

3 Jun 2022

GI Circular No. 5/2022 [PDF, 90 KB]

Excluded Days

25 May 2022

GI Circular No. 4/2022 [PDF, 217 KB]

IPOS Digital Hub Launch on 2 June 2022
(Note: The Annex of this Circular supersedes the Annex in Circular No. 3 of 2022.)

28 Apr 2022

GI Circular No. 3/2022 [PDF, 159 KB]

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

11 Apr 2022

GI Circular No. 2/2022 [PDF, 522 KB]

Information on Filing Requirements and Transition to IPOS Digital Hub

11 Mar 2022

GI Circular No. 1/2022 [PDF, 509 KB]

Introducing IPOS Digital Hub, Legislative Amendments and Fee Updates

10 Sep 2021

GI Circular No. 4/2021 [PDF, 89 KB]

Potentially Misleading Business Names of Non-official Entities

10 Sep 2021

GI Circular No. 3/2021 [PDF, 84 KB]

Introduction of Amendments to the Geographical Indications Rules 2019

15 Jul 2021

GI Circular No. 2/2021 [PDF, 113 KB]

Public Consultation on Intellectual Property (Amendment) Bill 2021

1 Feb 2021

GI Circular No. 1/2021 [PDF, 79 KB]

New IP²SG Website Address

17 Aug 2020

GI Circular No. 4/2020 [PDF, 89 KB]

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

12 Aug 2020

GI Circular No. 3/2020 [PDF, 124 KB]

Amendments to Geographical Indications Act 2014 and Geographical Indications Rules 2019 to Enter into Force on 15 August 2020

2 Jun 2020

GI Circular No. 2/2020 [PDF, 95 KB]

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

17 Apr 2020

GI Circular No. 1/2020 [PDF, 178 KB]

COVID-19: Further Information on Excluded Days

31 Oct 2019

GI Circular No. 1/2019 [PDF, 93 KB]

New Online Payment Platform on IP2SG

Registries Practice Direction No. 2 of 2024 [PDF, 269 KB]

Excluded Days

Registries Practice Direction No. 1 of 2024 [PDF, 264 KB]

Excluded Days

IPOS Digital Hub Practice Direction No. 2 of 2023 [PDF, 598 KB]

Electronic Online System (EOS) and Alternative Filing Modes

Registries Practice Direction No. 2 of 2023 [PDF, 86 KB]

Day of Interruption to Electronic Online System, IPOS Digital Hub

IPOS Digital Hub Practice Direction No. 1 of 2023 [PDF, 643 KB]

Electronic Online System (EOS) and Alternative Filing Modes

Registries Practice Direction No. 1 of 2023 [PDF, 251 KB]

Hours of Business and Excluded Days

Registries Practice Direction No. 4 of 2022 [PDF, 102 KB]

Excluded Days

Registries Practice Direction No. 3 of 2022 [PDF, 101 KB]

Excluded Days

IPOS Digital Hub Practice Direction No. 1 of 2022 [PDF, 712 KB]

Electronic Online System (EOS) and Alternative Filing Modes

Registries Practice Direction No. 2 of 2022 [PDF, 103 KB]

Excluded Days

Registries Practice Direction No. 1 of 2022 [PDF, 101 KB]

Excluded Days

Registries Practice Direction No. 1 of 2021 [PDF, 148 KB]

Alternative Filing Modes and Service of Documents

Registries Practice Direction No. 3 of 2020 [PDF, 151 KB]

Alternative Filing Modes and Service of Documents

Registries Practice Direction No. 2 of 2020 [PDF, 63 KB]

Excluded Days

Registries Practice Direction No. 1 of 2020 [PDF, 89 KB]

Excluded Days

Registries Practice Direction No. 1 of 2019 [PDF, 67 KB]

Excluded Days

Practice Direction No. 1 of 2019 [PDF, 352 KB]

Hours of Business and Excluded Days