Tan, who WIPR interviewed for our September/October issue, had been chief executive of IPOS since 2011 and will now take up a role in the private sector.
Under Tan’s watch, in September IPOS became the first ASEAN country to work as an international searching authority (ISA) and an international preliminary examining authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Last month, IPOS was recognised by Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property as an ISA and IPEA.
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1 October 2015 The IP office in Singapore has the goal of becoming an Asia-wide centre for IP, and has three broad aims to help it achieve this. WIPR reports.
30 October 2015 Thailand has recognised the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore as a jurisdiction where business owners can file for protection under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.