International Arbitration Act 1994 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2A · Arbitrations Relating to Intellectual Property Rights
26B. IPR disputes may be arbitrated
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The subject matter of an IPR dispute is capable of settlement by arbitration as between the parties to the IPR dispute.
IPR dispute
“IPR dispute” includes —(a)a dispute over the enforceability, infringement, subsistence, validity, ownership, scope, duration or any other aspect of an IPR;(b)a dispute over a transaction in respect of an IPR; and(c)a dispute over any compensation payable for an IPR.(5) In this section,
Subsection (1) applies whether the IPR dispute is the main issue or an incidental issue in the arbitration.
An IPR dispute is not incapable of settlement by arbitration only because a law of Singapore or elsewhere —
gives jurisdiction to decide the IPR dispute to a specified entity; and
does not mention possible settlement of the IPR dispute by arbitration.
In subsection (3), “specified entity” means any of the following entities under the law of Singapore or elsewhere:
a court;
a tribunal;
a person holding an administrative or executive office;
any other entity.