IPOS rates increased
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is raising
its filing charges from between 5 to 10 percent. This amounts to
increases between $1 to $250. The fee increases take effect on 1
Dec 2011. IPOS attributes the raise to increased operating costs
and pointed out that the last increase was in 2007.
Singapore remains easiest place to do business
According to a World Bank report, Singapore is the easiest place
in the world to do business – extending a record it has
won six times in a row. The ranking is based on 10 indicators and
Singapore was placed ahead of Hong Kong and New Zealand
overall.
Schools lose suspension claim
Two schools in Singapore lost their appeal against the Consumers
Association of Singapore (CASE) and NTUC Income, who suspended them
from an accreditation scheme. The Court of Appeal ruled that CASE
had acted responsibly in suspending the schools after CASE
discovered that the schools had not insured hundreds
