IPOS extends patent search and examination deadline relief and reopens fast-track programmes

On 12 August 2026, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) announced two changes to its patent and trade mark procedures: The Extension of Time (EOT) Pilot for patent search and examination requests has been extended for a further year, and the SG Patents Fast and SG Trade Marks Fast acceleration programmes will resume accepting new requests from 1 September 2026.