Singapore: Patent

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore has extended its fee-waiver initiative for patent examination requests by one year, allowing eligible applicants additional time to file search and examination requests without incurring official extension fees. This extension provides patent holders with greater flexibility to align their Singapore prosecution strategy with international portfolio management and commercial developments through August 2027.

Last week, I published my review of Fred Warshofsky's The Patent Wars, a book published in 1994 that chronicles the transformation of U.S. patents into weapons of economic warfare.

This is where I am coming from: the use of AI tools in patent drafting has sparked concerns among professionals about potential job losses.