Singapore’s intellectual property office IPOS has announced cooperation agreements with Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brazil and China’s Capital Intellectual Property Services Association as it seeks to secure the city-state’s role as an IP hub.

The agreements will cover matters ranging from patent re-registration, mutual collaboration and recognition opportunities, and in the case of Brazil, streamlined patent prosecution procedures, building on earlier agreements made with Ecuador and others.

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