The law on Intellectual Property (Dispute Resolution) Bill 2019,
it is the first time in legal history of the Singaporean Parliament
that an exclusive IP dispute bill is been introduced.
This Bill attempts to change the IP dispute resolution picture
in Singapore and: -
- bolster the IP regime to support
innovation in Singapore and
- make Singapore a hub for
international IP dispute resolution.
This Bill has been assented by the President and Intellectual
Property (Dispute Resolution) Act 2019 will come into operation on
21 November 2019.
The Parts 1, 4, 10 as well as the sections 5, 9, 12, 20 (b),
(e), and (i), 21, 22(c) and (d), 26, 29 and 33 of the Act would
come into effect immediately on the declared date. The other
sections of the same Act would come into effect from a date to be
notified.
