Public Consultation on the Registered Designs Regime
Last updated 14 April 2025
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Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Consultation Period: 12 Oct 2015 - 07 Dec 2015
Status: Closed
Detailed Description
The Ministry of Law (MinLaw) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) are seeking feedback on proposed changes to Singapore’s registered designs regime. The public consultation period is from 12 October 2015 to 7 December 2015.
Singapore’s current registered designs regime is governed by the following legislation:
Registered Designs Act (Revised Edition 2005)
Registered Designs Rules
Registered Designs (International Registration) Rules
Copyright Act
The proposed amendments put up for feedback involve issues such as:
Scope of protection - whether IP protection should be extended to a wider range of subject matter
Substantive examination - whether IPOS should conduct a search of prior art designs and an examination of the registrability of the design before granting registration
Formalities and operational issues - improving the design registration process to align with international practices
Infringement and enforcement - enabling rights holders to more effectively enforce their rights
Utility model protection - whether Singapore should grant IP protection for sub-patentable inventions which are not purely aesthetic in nature
Interested parties can view the public consultation paper online and submit their feedback to MinLaw or IPOS.
Intellectual Property Policy Division, Ministry of Law
100 High Street, #08-02, The Treasury Singapore 179434
Email: MLAW_Consultation@mlaw.gov.sg
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)
51 Bras Basah Road, #01-01, Manulife Centre Singapore 189554
Email: ipos_consultation@ipos.gov.sg