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2024 Board changes at the Intellectual Property office of Singapore
28 March 2024
MinLaw announces Board appointment updates at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), including reappointments and a new ex-officio member.
1 The Ministry of Law (MinLaw) today announced Board appointment updates at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS). These appointments will take effect from 1 April 2024.
Reappointment of Chairman
2 Dr Stanley Lai, SC, Partner and Head of Intellectual Property Practice and Co-Head of Cybersecurity & Data Protection Practice, Allen & Gledhill LLP, will continue as Chairman of the Board.
Reappointment of Existing Members
3 The following Members have also been reappointed:
Ms Usha Chandradas, Co-Founder, (Plu)ral Art LLP
Mr Edgar Hardless, Chief Executive Officer, Singtel Innov8
Professor Susanna Leong, Vice Provost (Masters’ Programmes & Lifelong Education) and Dean (School of Continuing & Lifelong Education), National University of Singapore
Mr Lim Der Shing, Co-Founder and Partner, AngelCentral Pte Ltd
Dr Lim Jui, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Innovate Pte Ltd
Ms Lorraine Tay, Head of Intellectual Property Group, Bird & Bird ATMD LLP
Ms Winnie Tham, Co-Founder and Director, Amica Law LLC
Appointment of Ex-Officio Member
4 Ms Charlene Chang, Deputy Secretary (Development), MinLaw, has been appointed to the Board of IPOS in an ex-officio capacity, in place of Mr Calvin Phua, Deputy Secretary (Policy), MinLaw.
5 The full list of IPOS Board Members is available in Annex.
MINISTRY OF LAW
28 March 2024
Media Contact:
(Ms) Amelia Leong
Email: Amelia_Leong@mlaw.gov.sg