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for Your Creative Works
Secure the automatic legal right to stop others from copying, adapting, or distributing your work. We help you prove ownership, enforce your rights, and commercialize your creative assets—from software and content to music and art—using Singapore as your strategic ASEAN hub.
Why Singapore is the Premier Hub for Your Copyright
Unlike patents or trademarks, copyright protection is automatic upon creation. Your advantage in Singapore comes from its powerful legal framework and commercial ecosystem built to defend and monetize these rights.
- World-Class Legal Framework Singapore’s Copyright Act 2021 provides a modern, robust legal footing to protect digital works, software, and creative content.
- Global Protection Instantly As a Berne Convention member, your work created in Singapore is automatically protected in over 180 countries—no separate filings needed.
- Gateway to ASEAN Singapore is the region’s digital, tech, and media hub, making it the ideal base to manage, license, and enforce your copyright portfolio across Southeast Asia.
- Strong Enforcement Environment Singapore’s respected legal system provides clear pathways for enforcement, from digital takedown notices to strong court actions.
Your End-to-End Design Copyright Partner
Protection is automatic, but proof and commercialization are not. We offer a comprehensive suite of services to manage and profit from your creative assets.
Copyright Advisory & Audits
Copyright Advisory & Audits
We advise on what you own, how to prove it, and whether your work is protected. We also conduct IP audits to identify all copyright assets in your business.
Proof of Ownership (IPOS Deposit)
Proof of Ownership (IPOS Deposit)
We manage the optional deposit of your work with IPOS. This does not grant copyright but provides invaluable, time-stamped, government-backed evidence of your claim.
Ownership Agreements
Ownership Agreements
We draft critical “work-for-hire” contracts, freelancer agreements, and assignments to ensure your business—not the creator—owns the copyright.
Licensing & Commercialization
Licensing & Commercialization
We draft and negotiate licensing, distribution, and royalty agreements to help you monetize your content, software, or art.
Enforcement & Takedown Notices
Enforcement & Takedown Notices
We act as your first line of defense, issuing cease-and-desist letters and DMCA-style takedown notices to platforms and infringers.
Copyright Clearance & Fair Use
Copyright Clearance & Fair Use
Before you launch, we analyze your work to ensure it doesn’t infringe on others’ rights, advising on “fair use” and public domain status.
Copyright
Advisory &
Audits
Copyright
Advisory &
Audits
We advise on what you own, how to prove it, and whether your work is protected. We also conduct IP audits to identify all copyright assets in your business.
Proof of
Ownership
(IPOS Deposit)
Proof of
Ownership
(IPOS Deposit)
We manage the optional deposit of your work with IPOS. This does not grant copyright but provides invaluable, time-stamped, government-backed evidence of your claim.
Ownership Agreements
Ownership Agreements
We draft critical “work-for-hire” contracts, freelancer agreements, and assignments to ensure your business—not the creator—owns the copyright.
Licensing & Commercialization
Licensing & Commercialization
We draft and negotiate licensing, distribution, and royalty agreements to help you monetize your content, software, or art.
Enforcement &
Takedown
Notices
Enforcement &
Takedown
Notices
We act as your first line of defense, issuing cease-and-desist letters and DMCA-style takedown notices to platforms and infringers.
Copyright Clearance & Fair Use
Copyright Clearance & Fair Use
Before you launch, we analyze your work to ensure it doesn’t infringe on others’ rights, advising on “fair use” and public domain status.
From Creation to Commercialization: Our Process
We help you manage the rights you already have with clarity and expertise.
Consultation & Audit
Strategy & Documentation
Evidentiary Deposit
Commercialization
Enforcement & Defense
Overview of Southeast Asia Industrial Design
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Success Stories
Helping Singaporean Creators Succeed We are proud to partner with local software firms, media companies, and artists to protect and monetize their creative portfolios.
Smplrspace Pte Ltd
“We’re incredulous as it was faster than we expected.”
Invention Title: A System and Method for Generating a Digital Twin of a Building for Its Supervision
Application No.: 10202404049U
– Thibaut Tiberghien, Co Founder & CTO of Smplrspace Pte Ltd
Filed on Dec 2024 Granted on Apr 2025
“We’re incredulous as it was faster than we expected.”
A System and Method for Generating a Digital Twin of a Building for Its Supervision
Application No.: 10202404049U
– Thibaut Tiberghien, Co Founder & CTO of Smplrspace Pte Ltd
BOTOL Pte Ltd.
“We engaged PINTAS for patenting our BOTOL RVM and were pleased with their efficient guidance through a smooth process. Their valuable advice helped us secure our patent grant in just six months via Singapore’s Fast Track programme. We highly recommend PINTAS for reliable patent registration services.”
Invention Title: An Apparatus For Collecting Recyclables
Application No.: 10202300735P
– Max Craipeau, Director of BOTOL Pte Ltd.
Filed on 17th March 2023, Granted on 1st April 2024
Your Copyright Questions, Answered
What is protected by copyright in Singapore?
Copyright protects the expression of ideas. This includes: literary works (software code, articles), dramatic works (scripts), musical works (compositions, lyrics), artistic works (photos, drawings, designs), sound recordings, and broadcasts.
Do I need to register my copyright in Singapore?
No. Protection is automatic the moment you create and fix the work in a tangible form. However, we strongly recommend the optional IPOS deposit service, which provides a certificate that serves as excellent, time-stamped evidence of your ownership claim in a dispute.
How long does copyright protection last?
For most literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works, protection lasts for the entire life of the author plus 70 years. The duration varies for other types of work like sound recordings and broadcasts.
How is my copyright protected internationally?
Through international treaties like the Berne Convention, of which Singapore is a member. Copyright you hold in Singapore is automatically recognized and protected in over 180 other member countries (including the US, UK, China, and EU) without you having to do anything.
Ready to Control Your Creative Assets?
An idea is worthless, but its expression is a valuable asset. Don’t let your creative work be stolen, misused, or unmonetized. Schedule a confidential, no-obligation consultation with a Singapore IP Attorney to map out your copyright strategy.