The intern will assist the Quality Pillar with (where relevant/required):
- Drafting of trade mark examination approaches to ensure our examination practices are consistent and sound, and work manual chapters to provide helpful guidance to stakeholders, through:
o Researching on trade mark examination practices and legal decisions from foreign jurisdictions;
o Consolidating and analysing research and presenting findings clearly;
o Searching IDH for relevant trade mark applications to be used as examples;
o Drafting of proposed practices and approaches.
- Reviewing and revising of existing internal and external examination reference resources to ensure they are accurate and up-to-date.
- Reviewing and updating of language in letter templates to improve clarity and readability for stakeholders.
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Quality Pillar Intern, Registry of Trade Marks
Internship
Closing on 07 Jan 2026What you will be working on
What we are looking for
- Year 3 or 4 university student
- Strong language ability (reading and writing)
- Comfortable with conducting desktop research and presenting findings
- Any legal background or experience is preferred, though not a requirement
- Able to commit 1 to 2 months
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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