The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) provides high quality patent examination and search services to help businesses grow in Asia and beyond. IPOS examiners have technical expertise across many fields and are trained in examination practices of other patent offices. They conduct thorough prior art searches using English and Chinese terms across various databases, including specialized Chinese databases. IPOS offers patentability reports within 60 days or 6 months that can accelerate patent prosecution in over 30 jurisdictions through various patent highway programs with no additional fees. IPOS also provides customized patent analytics and landscape reports to help advance business competitiveness.

1. Bringing Singapore’s IP services to the world
Patent Services for your
Business Growth in Asia
and Beyond
01 QUALITY SEARCH AND EXAMINATION
02 ACCESS TO GROWING CHINESE PRIOR ART
03 EXPEDITED ACCESS TO MAJOR MARKETS
04 CUSTOMISED BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
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Our examiners are technical experts, the majority of whom have doctorates, in a variety
of fields. Not only can they comprehend today’s increasingly complex inventions, the
diversity in our combined expertise allows us to assess inventions that cut across
disciplines. More importantly, they are familiar with examination practices in other
jurisdictions as they have been trained by some of the more established patent offices
in the world.
For a thorough assessment of how your invention stands in the world, our examiners
conduct searches using both English and Chinese terms. Searches are performed in a
wide range of patent and scientific databases, including specialised Chinese databases.
You can accelerate your patent prosecution in major markets like ASEAN, China and US
using a patentability report from us. We offer such reports in as fast as 60 days for first
filings or up to six months for other patent applications. Our participation in the ASEAN
Patent Examination Cooperation (ASPEC), Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH)
and various Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) arrangements then allows you to use our
reports to accelerate your filings in over 30 participating jurisdictions, for no additional
official fees.
You can advance your business’ competitiveness from the information obtained from
patent data. We have patent examiners who have undergone specialised training on
patent analytics. Combining their technical expertise and patent search and
examination skills, our patent analytics team is able to produce insightful analysis into
research questions of your choice.

2. OUR PRODUCTS & SERVICES AT A GLANCE
IPOS, as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary
Examination Authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), offers*:
• International Search
• International Preliminary Examination
• Supplementary International Search (SIS)
To speed up the patent prosecution process and connect you to the world, we offer:
• Patentability report in 60 days, for patent applications first filed in IPOS*
• Patentability report in 6 months*
• Patent Acceleration Network to over 30 countries through:
• ASEAN Patent Examination Cooperation (ASPEC)
• Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH)
• Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)
For those seeking patent intelligence for business actions, our patent analytics team will
provide customised analysis in:
• Patent Landscape Reports
About IPOS-International
IPOS-I aims to internationalise Singapore’s IP services and build networks to facilitate
the growth of IP-rich businesses in Asia and beyond. IPOS-I markets and delivers
Asian-focused search, examination and analysis services to companies that are
interested in doing businesses in Asia.
*We search prior art in Chinese
A trusted partner to empower creators of our knowledge economy
To find out more about how IPOS and IPOS-International can be a partner to you, please visit us at our
website:
www.ipos.gov.sg or visit:
IP 101
51 Bras Basah Road #01-01 Manulife Centre Singapore 189554
T: +65 6339 8616
Opening hours: Weekdays 8.30am to 5.30pm
Closed on Public Holidays
Information updated as of August 2015