Singapore to establish IP court

Singapore to establish IP court

SINGAPORE: Singapore announced on Thursday it would set up a special Intellectual Property (IP) Court to meet the growth in commercial disputes on both domestic and international levels.

"When there are cases involving IP disputes, judges or judicial commissioners who have expertise in IP law will be assigned to hear them," said a statement issued by the Supreme Court.

The announcement was made less than a week after a government economic review panel unveiled recommendations to make Singapore a center for international dispute resolution.

It said Singapore needed to develop niche expertise which would include nurturing specialist legal knowledge in such fields as life and bio-sciences, e-commerce, cyberlaws, financial services and intellectual property. --AFP