Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Act 2001

Intellectual Property Office
of Singapore Act 2001

2020 REVISED EDITION

This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021

An Act to establish and incorporate the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, to provide for its functions and powers, and for matters connected therewith.

[1 April 2001]

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act is the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Act 2001.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Office and includes any temporary Chairperson of the Office;

“Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive of the Office, and includes any individual acting in that capacity;

“Copyright Tribunal” means a Copyright Tribunal established under Part 10 of the Copyright Act 2021;

“debenture” includes debenture stock;

“Deputy Chairperson” means the Deputy Chairperson of the Office and includes any temporary Deputy Chairperson of the Office;

“intellectual property adviser” means any person who in the course of the person’s profession or business provides legal or other advice relating to any intellectual property, including advice given in relation to an application for protection of an intellectual property whether in Singapore or elsewhere;

“intellectual property agent” means a person acting on behalf of another —

(a)	in connection with the application for or obtaining of a patent or any procedure relating to a patent under the Patents Act 1994;
(b)	in connection with the registration of a trade mark or any procedure relating to a registered trade mark under the Trade Marks Act 1998;
(c)	in connection with the registration of a design or any procedure relating to a registered design under the Registered Designs Act 2000; or
(d)	in connection with the registration of a geographical indication or any procedure relating to a registered geographical indication under the Geographical Indications Act 2014;

“member” means a member of the Office;

“Office” means the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore established under section 3;

“securities”, in relation to a company, includes shares, debentures, bonds and other securities of the company, whether or not constituting a charge on the assets of the company;

“shares” includes stocks.

[23/2009; 19/2014; 5/2018; 22/2021]

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