Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)
- IPOS is a statutory board under Singapore’s Ministry of Law. It advises on and runs intellectual property (IP) laws, promotes IP awareness, and provides the systems to develop IP in Singapore.
- Formed: 1 April 2001
- Headquarters: 1 Paya Lebar Link, #11-03, PLQ 1, Paya Lebar Quarter, Singapore 408533
- Leaders: Chairman Nicky Tan; Chief Executive Tan Kong Hwee
- International role: Since 9 October 2015, IPOS has been an International Searching Authority (ISA) and an International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
- Notable: In 2024, former Chief Executive Rena Lee was named in Time magazine’s 100 most influential people
- Website: ipos.gov.sg
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