[SG] AA 2001 Singapore Arbitration Act 2001
[SG] AA 2001
Singapore Arbitration Act 2001
(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, “intellectual property right” or “IPR” means —
(a) a patent;
(b) a trade mark;
(c) a geographical indication;
(d) a registered design;
(e) a copyright;
(f) a right in a protected layout‑design of an integrated circuit;
(g) a grant of protection in respect of a plant variety;
(h) a right in confidential information, trade secret or know‑how;
(i) a right to protect goodwill by way of passing off or similar action against unfair competition; or
(j) any other intellectual property right of whatever nature.
(2) In this Part, a reference to an IPR includes an application for the registration of an IPR if the IPR is protectable by registration.
(3) In this Part, “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.
(4) In this section, “registration”, in relation to an IPR, includes the grant of the IPR.
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