Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Encyclopedia
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is a statutory board
under the Singapore Ministry of Law
of the Singapore Government.
IPOS advises on and administers intellectual property
(IP) laws, promotes IP awareness and provides the infrastructure to facilitate the development of IP in Singapore.
Mission: To provide the infrastructure, platform and environment for the greater creation, protection and exploitation of IP.
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Law, Ms Sim Ann
, was the Guest-of-Honour at the event held on 25 May 2011. Held at the Resorts World Sentosa Convention Centre, the IPOS 10th anniversary event was attended by various public and private sector stakeholders who have played an integral part in Singapore's IP journey.
At the event, IPOS announced the launch of two nationwide initiatives, namely IP Competency Framework and ideas2IP. In addition, IPOS also announced the appointment of two home-grown music talents, Dick Lee
and Tay Kewei, as Singapore's IP Ambassadors.
Statutory boards of the Singapore Government
The statutory boards of the Singapore Government are organisations that have been given autonomy to perform an operational function. They usually report to one specific ministry.*Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority...
under the Singapore Ministry of Law
Ministry of Law (Singapore)
The Ministry of Law is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for ensuring that Singapore's legal infrastructure is clear, efficacious and transparent...
of the Singapore Government.
IPOS advises on and administers intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
(IP) laws, promotes IP awareness and provides the infrastructure to facilitate the development of IP in Singapore.
Vision & Mission
Vision: To foster a creative Singapore where ideas and intellectual efforts are valued, developed and exploited.Mission: To provide the infrastructure, platform and environment for the greater creation, protection and exploitation of IP.
Conventions
Singapore is a member of the following international conventions:- Paris ConventionParis conventionThe Paris convention might refer to:* The Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy* The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property...
- Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic WorksBerne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic WorksThe Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, is an international agreement governing copyright, which was first accepted in Berne, Switzerland in 1886.- Content :...
- Madrid Protocol
- Nice Agreement
- Patent Cooperation TreatyPatent Cooperation TreatyThe Patent Cooperation Treaty is an international patent law treaty, concluded in 1970. It provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of its contracting states...
- Budapest TreatyBudapest TreatyThe Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, or Budapest Treaty, is an international treaty signed in Budapest, Hungary, on April 28, 1977. It entered into force on August 9, 1980, and was later amended on September 26,...
- WIPO Copyright Treaty
- WIPO Performances and Phonograms TreatyWIPO Performances and Phonograms TreatyThe WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty is an international treaty signed by the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization was adopted in Geneva on December 20, 1996...
- International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants otherwise known as the "UPOV Convention"International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of PlantsThe International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants or UPOV is an intergovernmental organization with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The current Secretary-General of UPOV is Francis Gurry....
- The Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement concerning the International Registration of Industrial Design
- Singapore Treaty on the Law of TrademarksSingapore Treaty on the Law of TrademarksThe Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks was adopted in Singapore on March 27, 2006. It entered into force on March 16, 2009, following the ratification or accession of ten countries, namely Singapore, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Romania, Denmark, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, United States of America,...
Recent News
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) commemorated a decade of progress in shaping the IP landscape in Singapore.Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Law, Ms Sim Ann
Sim Ann
Sim Ann is currently the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Law. She is a Member of Parliament for the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC.- Education and early career :...
, was the Guest-of-Honour at the event held on 25 May 2011. Held at the Resorts World Sentosa Convention Centre, the IPOS 10th anniversary event was attended by various public and private sector stakeholders who have played an integral part in Singapore's IP journey.
At the event, IPOS announced the launch of two nationwide initiatives, namely IP Competency Framework and ideas2IP. In addition, IPOS also announced the appointment of two home-grown music talents, Dick Lee
Dick Lee
Richard "Dick" Lee Peng Boon is a Singaporean pop singer, composer, songwriter, and playwright. He is best known as a Singapore Idol judge, but often too as spokesperson for the New Asian generation....
and Tay Kewei, as Singapore's IP Ambassadors.