Monday IPDate March 16, 2026

WIPO: Singapore launches The SG IP Community Career Mentorship Programme, in celebration of International Women’s Day 2026

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2026 (#IWD2026) with its Give to Gain Campaign, WIPO Singapore Office together with IPOS Society and Licensing Executive Society (LES) Singapore is proud to jointly launch The SG IP Community Career Mentorship Program. Give To Gain is a worldwide call to support the advancement for all women, in this case for our IP Community by sharing knowledge and encouragement from those that have gone down the path before you.

> WIPO: Singapore launches The SG IP Community Career Mentorship Programme, in celebration of International Women’s Day 2026

Korea and the Philippines Expand Cooperation on IP Protection and Artificial Intelligence

The Ministry of Intellectual Property (MOIP) announced that it exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Enhanced Cooperation in Intellectual Property with the Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on March 3 at Malacanang Palace in Manila, on the occasion of the Republic of Korea-Philippines Summit, in the presence of the two heads of state. The new MOU further expands the scope and level of cooperation agreed under the previous memorandum signed in 2022 between the Korean Intellectual Property Office and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).

> Korea and the Philippines Expand Cooperation on IP Protection and Artificial Intelligence