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2024

Year 2024

8 May 2024	GI Circular No. 2/2024 [PDF, 163 KB]	Excluded Days from 1 to 16 May 2024
1 Apr 2024	GI Circular No. 1/2024 [PDF, 161 KB]	Excluded Days from 1 May 2024 to 13 May 2024 for business under IP Acts and Rules

2022

Year 2022

8 Jun 2022	GI Circular No. 6/2022 [PDF, 94 KB]	Excluded Days and Alternative Filing Mode Via FormSG
3 Jun 2022	GI Circular No. 5/2022 [PDF, 90 KB]	Excluded Days
25 May 2022	GI Circular No. 4/2022 [PDF, 217 KB]	IPOS Digital Hub Launch on 2 June 2022 (Note: The Annex of this Circular supersedes the Annex in Circular No. 3 of 2022.)
28 Apr 2022	GI Circular No. 3/2022 [PDF, 159 KB]	Information on Revised Launch Date for IPOS Digital Hub, Decommission Date for IP2SG, Effective Date of Legislative Amendments and Fee Updates, Excluded Days
11 Apr 2022	GI Circular No. 2/2022 [PDF, 522 KB]	Information on Filing Requirements and Transition to IPOS Digital Hub
11 Mar 2022	GI Circular No. 1/2022 [PDF, 509 KB]	Introducing IPOS Digital Hub, Legislative Amendments and Fee Updates

2021

Year 2021

10 Sep 2021	GI Circular No. 4/2021 [PDF, 89 KB]	Potentially Misleading Business Names of Non-official Entities
10 Sep 2021	GI Circular No. 3/2021 [PDF, 84 KB]	Introduction of Amendments to the Geographical Indications Rules 2019
15 Jul 2021	GI Circular No. 2/2021 [PDF, 113 KB]	Public Consultation on Intellectual Property (Amendment) Bill 2021
1 Feb 2021	GI Circular No. 1/2021 [PDF, 79 KB]	New IP²SG Website Address

2020

Year 2020

17 Aug 2020	GI Circular No. 4/2020 [PDF, 89 KB]	Public Consultation on Proposed Changes to Simplify and Streamline Intellectual Property Processes and Improve User Experience with Digital Initiatives
12 Aug 2020	GI Circular No. 3/2020 [PDF, 124 KB]	Amendments to Geographical Indications Act 2014 and Geographical Indications Rules 2019 to Enter into Force on 15 August 2020
2 Jun 2020	GI Circular No. 2/2020 [PDF, 95 KB]	Introduction of Amendments to Subsidiary Legislation in Response to COVID-19
17 Apr 2020	GI Circular No. 1/2020 [PDF, 178 KB]	COVID-19: Further Information on Excluded Days

2019

Year 2019

31 Oct 2019

New Online Payment Platform on IP2SG