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Singapore to hold virtual IP Week@SG

IP Week@SG, a global conference organised by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), will go virtual this year from August 25-27.
Singapore to hold virtual IP Week@SG ảnh 1IP Week@SG, a global conference organised by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), will go virtual this year from August 25-27. Photo: Photo courtesy of IPOS
 
Singapore (VNA) - IP Week@SG, a global conference organised by theIntellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), will go virtual this yearfrom August 25-27.

It will focus on the role of Intellectual Property (IP) and Intangible Assets(IA) in helping companies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

IPOS CEO Rena Lee said COVID-19 has disrupted businesses and society in anunprecedented way. Yet, innovations, especially in the digital space, have flourishedand presented companies with new opportunities to grow and thrive. Innovationand IP are symbiotically linked.

Leading industry players and heads of global IP offices will discuss theseissues and how companies can leverage IP/IA to improve cashflow, grow newbusiness revenue streams and reduce exposure to costly litigation due to IPinfringements in this crisis, she added.

Complimentary webinars during IP Week@SG will address IP/IA issuesthat have come front and centre as a result of COVID-19.

Participants will also be able to hear from the heads of IP offices andorganisations from around the world including China, Japan, Singapore, the UK,the US, as well as leading companies like ONE Championship, The Lego Group,Razer and Zouk Group./.

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