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Last updated 15 October 2025
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Circulars
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2025
Year 2025
15 Oct 2025 | Public Consultation on Proposed Changes to Intellectual Property Regime | |
21 July 2025 | Fee Updates |
2024
Year 2024
8 May 2024 | Excluded Days from 1 to 16 May 2024 | |
1 Apr 2024 | Excluded Days from 1 May 2024 to 13 May 2024 for business under IP Acts and Rules |
2022
Year 2022
8 Jun 2022 | Excluded Days | |
3 Jun 2022 | Excluded Days | |
25 May 2022 | IPOS Digital Hub Launch on 2 June 2022 | |
28 Apr 2022 | 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 | Information on Filing Requirements and Transition to IPOS Digital Hub | |
11 Mar 2022 | Introducing IPOS Digital Hub, Legislative Amendments and Fee Updates |
2021
Year 2021
10 Sep 2021 | Potentially Misleading Business Names of Non-official Entities | |
10 Sep 2021 | Introduction of Amendments to the Plant Varieties Protection Rules | |
15 Jul 2021 | Public Consultation on Intellectual Property (Amendment) Bill 2021 | |
1 Feb 2021 | New IP2SG website address |
2020
Year 2020
17 Aug 2020 | Public Consultation on Proposed Changes to Simplify and Streamline Intellectual Property Processes and Improve User Experience with Digital Initiatives | |
2 Jun 2020 | Introduction of Amendments to Subsidiary Legislation in Response to COVID-19 | |
17 Apr 2020 | COVID-19: Further Information on Excluded Days |
2019
2019
31 Oct 2019 | New Online Payment Platform on IP2SG |
2018
2018
14 Sep 2018 | 100% e-Payment with effect from 1 November 2018 |
2017
Year 2017
5 Jul 2017 | Unsolicited IP Services - Requests for Payment of Fees |
Practice Directions
2025
Year 2025
Day Of Interruption To The Electronic Online System | |
IPOS Digital Hub Practice Direction No. 1 of 2025 [PDF, 720 KB] | Electronic Online System (EOS) and Alternative Filing Modes |
2024
Year 2024
2023
Year 2023
IPOS Digital Hub Practice Direction No. 2 of 2023 [PDF, 598 KB] | Electronic Online System (EOS) and Alternative Filing Modes |
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 |
Hours of Business and Excluded days |
2022
Year 2022
Excluded Days | |
Excluded Days | |
IPOS Digital Hub Practice Direction No. 1 of 2022 [PDF, 712 KB] | Electronic Online System (EOS) and Alternative Filing Modes |
Excluded Days | |
Excluded Days |
2021
Year 2021
Alternative Filing Modes and Service of Documents |
2020
Year 2020
Alternative Filing Modes and Service of Documents | |
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Excluded days |
2019
Year 2019
2015
Year 2015
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Excluded days |
2014
Year 2014
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2013
Year 2013
Excluded Days |
2012
Year 2012
Excluded Days |
2009
Year 2009
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