Agency Name: | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Singapore |
Headquarters: | 1 Paya Lebar Link, #11-03, PLQ 1, Paya Lebar Quarter, Singapore 408533 |
Chief1 Name: | Dr Stanley Lai |
Chief1 Position: | Chairman[1] |
Chief2 Name: | Rena Lee |
Chief2 Position: | Chief Executive[2] |
Parent Agency: | Ministry of Law |
Agency Id: | T08GB0023J |
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Law of the Government of Singapore. IPOS advises on and administers intellectual property (IP) laws, promotes IP awareness, and provides the infrastructure to facilitate the development of IP in Singapore.
IPOS has been an International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) since 9 October 2015.[3]
The Chief Executive in 2024, Rena Lee, was included in the Time magazine 2024 list of the 100 most influential people.[4]
Singapore is a member of the following international conventions:[5]