Public Consultation on Proposed IP Regime Changes

IPOS Singapore News

Published October 15th, 2025

Detected March 22nd, 2026

Summary

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is seeking public feedback on proposed changes to Singapore's intellectual property regime. The consultation covers patents, trade marks, registered designs, plant varieties, and geographical indications, with feedback due by November 28, 2025.

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The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has launched a public consultation to gather feedback on proposed amendments to its intellectual property (IP) regime. The consultation, which runs until November 28, 2025, covers potential improvements across patents, trade marks, registered designs, plant varieties, and geographical indications. The consultation paper includes specific questions related to these areas, as well as hearings and mediation.

Regulated entities and interested parties are encouraged to submit their views via FormSG by the deadline of November 28, 2025. Submissions received after this date will not be accepted. This consultation is a crucial step in maintaining Singapore's IP regime and will inform future regulatory changes.

What to do next

Review the public consultation paper on proposed IP regime changes.
Submit feedback via FormSG by November 28, 2025.

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Updates

Circular: Public Consultation on Proposed Changes to Intellectual Property Regime

15 October 2025

Table of circulars

| Circular No. 2/2025 | Registry of Designs
Registry of Geographical Indications
Registry of Plant Varieties |
| Circular No. 5/2025 | Registry of Trade Marks
Registry of Patents |

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (“IPOS”) is seeking public feedback on proposed changes to Singapore’s intellectual property (“IP”) regime.
Why is IPOS doing this?
In its ongoing commitment to maintaining a world-class IP regime in Singapore, IPOS has identified potential improvements across patents, trade marks, registered designs, plant varieties and geographical indications regimes.
How do I submit my feedback?
Your views are important to us. The public consultation period will run from 15 October 2025 (Wednesday) to 28 November 2025 (Friday) (Note: The original deadline of 11 November 2025 was extended to 25 November 2025, and has now been extended to 28 November 2025 as the final deadline). We look forward to hearing your feedback via FormSG submission here. Please note that submissions received after 28 November 2025 will not be accepted, and no further extensions will be granted.
Public consultation paper
The consultation paper is organised into 4 sections:

A: Patents (2 sets of questions)
B: Trade Marks (1 set of question)
C: Hearings and Mediation (3 sets of questions)
D: Other Cross-IP Areas (2 sets of questions) The public consultation paper is available here.