Introduction
The Ministry of Law has announced that enhanced border
enforcement measures relating to certain intellectual property
rights will come into force on 21 November 2022. These measures
apply to goods that infringe intellectual property rights
("IPR") relating to geographical
indications and registered designs, allowing Singapore Customs
("Customs") to:
- Upon request by the IPR holder, seize goods suspected of
infringing the IPR that are to be imported or exported; and
- Obtain and provide information relating to the seized
goods.
The new measures represent the third and final phase of the
Intellectual Property (Border Enforcement) Act 2018
("IPBE Act"), which was enacted to
implement a phased approach to fulfilling Singapore's border
enforcement obligations under the European Union-Singapore Free
Trade Agreement ("EUSFTA").
