The intern will assist Registry of Trade Marks in our AI research & development and solutioning endeavours, and statistical reporting and analysis. As such, the intern would be assisting across two broad categories; the intern is expected to take on one task each under a. and b. below.
a. Potential Projects
i) Developing and exploring the application of AI to existing use cases e.g., Classification of Goods & Services Assistant
ii) User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of AI-enabled examination assistant tool, to augment existing examination processes
iii) Research studies
• Conducting landscape studies to obtain new insights (area of study TBD)
• Database-building for research purposes
b. Statistics
i) Improving existing data reporting and extraction methods via current platforms
ii) Setting groundwork for department’s future data analytics needs, working with a data retrieval and visualisation system
• Mapping data between two platforms
• Ensuring accuracy of data reflected on each platform

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
AI Research & Development Intern, Registry of Trade Marks
Internship
Closing on 07 Jan 2026What you will be working on
What we are looking for
a. Intern to be in either year 3 or 4 of university
b. Any discipline, with an inclination towards data or AI
c. Able to commit 3 months and above
About your application process
This job is closing on 07 Jan 2026.
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Intellectual Property Office of Singapore or the wider Public Service.
About Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is the national authority that registers and is responsible for the administration of IP rights in Singapore. IPOS helps businesses use intangible assets (IA) and IP to grow and is committed to building Singapore into an international IA/IP hub. We help to catalyse a future driven by life-enhancing, commercially successful ideas created by businesses, professionals and everyday people. We help to turn today’s ideas into tomorrow’s assets. IPOS is a statutory board under the Ministry of Law.
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