Clause 6

administer the systems in Singapore for the protection of intellectual property;

provide administrative support services to the Copyright Tribunal in the performance of the Tribunal’s functions under the Copyright Act (Cap. 63);

maintain and provide access by the public to documents and information relating to any intellectual property kept or maintained by the Office;

promote public awareness and effective use of intellectual property rights;

represent the Government internationally on matters related to intellectual property;

advise and make recommendations to the Government on matters related to intellectual property;

advise and make recommendations to the Government on the recognition, accreditation and conduct of persons acting as intellectual property agents or intellectual property advisers, and exercise any regulatory functions over them;

promote or assist in the development of the profession of intellectual property agents and intellectual property advisers in Singapore;

promote and facilitate the training of persons desiring to be intellectual property agents in Singapore;

manage technical co-operation and exchange in the area of intellectual property with other persons and organisations, including foreign intellectual property offices and international inter-governmental organisations, on its own behalf or on behalf of the Government;

provide advice, training and assistance in relation to intellectual property to any Government department or statutory board, or to authorities of other countries and territories which administer intellectual property laws; and

exercise any other functions and duties conferred on the Office by or under this Act or any other written law.