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(ip) hub master plan - Ministry of Law

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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1<br />

CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION 9<br />

1.1. SINGAPORE AS AN IP HUB 9<br />

1.2. THE IP STEERING COMMITTEE AND SUB-COMMITTEES 9<br />

1.3. SURVEYING THE IP LANDSCAPE 10<br />

1.4. IP IN SINGAPORE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES 13<br />

CHAPTER 2 – KEY STRATEGIC OUTCOMES AND ENABLERS 16<br />

2.1. VISION OF SINGAPORE AS A GLOBAL IP HUB IN ASIA 16<br />

2.2. STRATEGIC OUTCOME 1: A HUB FOR IP TRANSACTIONS AND MANAGEMENT 17<br />

2.3. STRATEGIC OUTCOME 2: A HUB FOR QUALITY IP FILINGS 18<br />

2.4. STRATEGIC OUTCOME 3: A HUB FOR IP DISPUTE RESOLUTION 19<br />

2.5. ENABLER 1: SKILLED MANPOWER RESOURCES NETWORKED TO THE REGION AND<br />

BEYOND 19<br />

2.6. ENABLER 2: A CONDUCIVE AND PROGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR IP ACTIVITIES 20<br />

CHAPTER 3 – STRATEGIC OUTCOME 1: A HUB FOR IP TRANSACTIONS AND<br />

MANAGEMENT 21<br />

3.1. DEVELOPING AN IP ECOSYSTEM IN SINGAPORE 21<br />

3.2. MARKETPLACE ELEMENTS 23<br />

3.3. IP FINANCING 27<br />

3.4. IP VALUATION AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES 32<br />

3.5. MARKETPLACE TRANSPARENCY 34<br />

CHAPTER 4 – STRATEGIC OUTCOME 2: A HUB FOR QUALITY IP FILINGS 36<br />

4.1. TRENDS IN GLOBAL IP FILINGS 36<br />

4.2. ROBUST AND WORLD-CLASS IP REGIME 37<br />

4.3. INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION WITH OTHER IP OFFICES 42<br />

4.4. A STRONG AND VIBRANT PATENT AGENT SECTOR 44<br />

CHAPTER 5 – STRATEGIC OUTCOME 3: A HUB FOR IP DISPUTE RESOLUTION 47<br />

5.1. IP DISPUTE RESOLUTION: TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES 47<br />

5.2. POSITIONING SINGAPORE AS A CHOICE VENUE IN ASIA FOR IP LITIGATION 48<br />

5.3. PROMOTING THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR RESOLVING IP<br />

DISPUTES 51

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