24251

Intellectual property agent

Intellectual property agent provides professional advice on the registrability of intellectual property (IP) and the drafting of specifications for submission of an IP application before the IP Office, as well as assistance in the registration and renewal of IP. He/she also acts principally for his/her clients in the prosecution of infringements and provides advice on the protection and commercialisation of IP.

SSOC hierarchy Crosswalks

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

unit-group 2425 Intellectual Property Professionals unit 24252 Intellectual property examiner

Official data

Official name	Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024)
Issuing authority	Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS)
Tax authority	Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS)
Purpose	Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting.
Active version	SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024)
Hierarchy level	Unit (final leaf, 5-digit)
Source	https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic
Prior versions	SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015

Definition & tasks

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

• Patent agent

Elsewhere

• Intellectual property engineer, see 21495 • Intellectual property attorney/counsel/lawyer (in-house), see 26112

Hierarchy context

2→24→242→2425→24251 Intellectual property agent

Major group

2 PROFESSIONALS

Sub-major

24 BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION PROFESSIONALS

Minor group

242 ADMINISTRATION PROFESSIONALS

Unit group

2425 Intellectual Property Professionals

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

24251 — Intellectual property agent

ISCO-08

3339 — Business services agents not elsewhere classified

Alphabetical index entries

Principal Title 24251 Intellectual property agent Alternative Title 24251 Patent agent Alternative Title 24251 Trade mark agent SFw Title 24251 Partner/Director/Principal (Patents Prosecution) (SFw-Intellectual Property) SFw Title 24251 Patent Attorney Trainee/Patent Agent Trainee (Patents Prosecution) (SFw-Intellectual Property) SFw Title 24251 Senior Patent Attorney/Senior Patent Agent/Patent Attorney/Patent Agent (Patents Prosecution) (SFw-Intellectual Property)

Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.

Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.

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