In a move to support the growth of businesses that develop their
own IP, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has
introduced the SG Patent Fast Track. The SG Patent Fast Track will
enable a patent to be granted in as little as 6 months from its
filing date.
Over recent years, IPOS has introduced accelerated patent
examination for technologies in industry sectors that are
considered key for economic growth. These have included the FinTech Fast Track (FTFT) and the Accelerated
Initiative for Artificial Intelligence (AI2). These two programs
have now run their course.
The new initiative replacing the FTFT and AI2 is a
technology-agnostic Fast Track procedure under which a
patent in any field may be granted in as little as six months,
provided it meets the usual patentability criteria.
