WIPO Expert Determination for Proceedings Instituted in the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)

A framework for collaboration between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and WIPO has been established upon the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on September 28, 2011. Under the MOU, IPOS and the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO Center) established a joint dispute resolution procedure to facilitate the resolution of patent disputes pending before IPOS through expert determination. The new expert determination option applies to all patent proceedings pending before IPOS with effect from April 1, 2014.

Disputes Pending before IPOS

Disputes in this area may be related, for example, to patent revocation proceedings pending before IPOS. IPOS offers a voluntary expert determination option to parties to resolve these disputes through expert determination under the WIPO Expert Determination Rules.
The WIPO Expert Determination option offered by IPOS may be especially advantageous for international parties seeking to resolve related disputes in multiple jurisdictions.

The WIPO Expert Determination option is available through the entire dispute resolution process before IPOS. More information on IPOS proceedings may be obtained