SINGAPORE
July 30, 2015
Following the appointment, at the 46th session of the Assembly of the PCT Union which was held in September 2014, of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) as International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) under the PCT
(see PCT Newsletter No. 10/2014), the Office has notified WIPO that it will begin operating as ISA and IPEA with effect from 1 September 2015. Furthermore, it will also act as an Authority specified for supplementary search (SISA).