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As more companies embark on growth strategies leveraging IP development, understanding the types of IP – how they are created, owned, managed or accessing the rights, is crucial for the enterprise. Whether the IP is a patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret, it protects a company’s investment in branding or research and development (R&D). Such protection offers the enterprise sustained...

IPI shared with food companies how they could tap into IPI’s platforms for their business and technology needs at the “Promoting Singapore Food Gifts at Changi Airport” workshop led by the Singapore Food Manufacturers’ Association (SFMA) on 27 July 2017.Recognising the strong food gifting culture in Asia and to capitalise on the growing market opportunities for food gifting, the workshop...

 Sixth edition of Singapore’s premier brokerage event aims to help SMEs collaborate with the brightest minds in key sectors.SINGAPORE, 26 July 2017 – Singapore's annual industry-technology matching event TechInnovation is back. Held on 19 to 20 September at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, TechInnovation 2017 will bring together leading international speakers, industry experts, researchers, tech seekers and investors for...

On 21 June 2017, IPI co-organised a Technology Forum with 8power, a British start-up company with sensing and measurement technologies for industrial applications. Paul Egan, Vice President of Business Development from 8power, introduced an end-to-end ”Sensing as-a Service” to enable real-time asset intelligence. The featured technology from 8power is a self-powered wireless IoT sensor with potential applications across industries, including...

SPRINGnews spoke to Dr Sze Tiam Lin, Senior Director of Intellectual Property Intermediary (IPI) Singapore, on intellectual property strategies for businesses. Why is the protection of intellectual property (IP) important?TL: IP protects an enterprise’s investment in research and development (R&D). This protection could translate to having a differentiated product in the market and commanding a premium for it. For enterprises venturing into...

IPI hosted a Spanish R&D-focused delegation which visited Singapore from 23 to 25 May 2017. Their trip was timed to coincide with CommunicAsia 2017. Led by CDTI (Spain's National Innovation Agency) and PLANETIC (the Spanish ICT-based Technology Platform), the delegation consisted of 10 entities whose fields of work include Smart City solutions, IoT, eHealth and Big Data, amongst others.  To...