NO&T Asia Legal Review
Background
The Intellectual Property (Dispute Resolution) Bill (“Bill”) was passed in the Singapore Parliament on 5 August 2019, and the Intellectual Property (Dispute Resolution) Act (“Act”) will be gazetted and come into force at a later date. The Bill sets out the various amendments that will be made to the relevant statutes that govern intellectual property (“IP”) rights, and is intended to simplify and streamline the dispute resolution process in relation to IP rights in Singapore. There are three key changes of note:
(a) Disputes on IP rights will be expressly arbitrable in Singapore;
(b) Most civil IP disputes will be heard in the Singapore High Court at the first instance; and
(c) The patent application and re-examination procedures of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore(“IPOS”) will be amended to ensure quality of patents granted and increase cost-effectiveness to thirdparties in the revocation of patents.
(June 2025)
Keiji Tonomura, Yukiko Konno, Minh Thi Cao Koike, Yoshiteru Matsuzaki (Co-author), Masahiro Kondo (Contributor)
Kenji Tosaki, Takahito Hirayama (Co-author)
Kenji Tosaki, Nozomi Kato (Co-author)
(April 2025)
Shiro Kato, Chihiro Shimaoka (Co-author)
Kenji Tosaki, Takahito Hirayama (Co-author)
Kenji Tosaki, Nozomi Kato (Co-author)
Kenji Tosaki, Masato Kumeuchi, Soichiro Unami (Co-author)
Kenji Tosaki, Takahiro Hatori, Nozomi Kato (Co-author)
Kenji Tosaki, Takahito Hirayama (Co-author)
(June 2025)
Oki Mori, Kiyoshi Sudo, Atsushi Ikuta (Co-author)
(May 2025)
Koichiro Yoshimura
(May 2025)
Shigeki Minami
Yuan Yao Lee
Chattong Sunthorn-opas, Thunsinee Sungmongkol (Co-author)
Yothin Intaraprasong, Yosuke Konno, Naruenad Charoenpakdee (Co-author)
Ario Putra Pamungkas
Yuan Yao Lee
Chattong Sunthorn-opas, Thunsinee Sungmongkol (Co-author)
Yothin Intaraprasong, Yosuke Konno, Naruenad Charoenpakdee (Co-author)
Ario Putra Pamungkas
Kara Quek, Kennosuke Muro (Co-author)
Annia Hsu, Kennosuke Muro (Co-author)
Claire Chong, Kennosuke Muro (Co-author)
Bertrice Hsu, Yuji Ibaraki (Co-author)
