Record STMT-W4F83B9Advisory

Public Consultation on Artificial Intelligence and Singapore’s Intellectual Property Regime

PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SINGAPORE’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGIME

Position paper State lawSouth-eastern Asia · SGproposed

This document is a public consultation paper issued by the Ministry of Law and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore seeking stakeholder views on the impact of artificial intelligence on Singapore's intellectual property regime. It covers key issues across copyright and patent law, including the scope of computational data analysis exceptions, copyright risk management for AI output, the nature of human creativity in AI-assisted works, and inventorship standards for AI-assisted inventions. The consultation runs from 26 August to 22 October 2026.

Summary and content fields are drawn from the document text and are pending editorial review.

Who issued it

Ministry of LawGovernment (executive) · SG

Lead issuer

Intellectual Property Office of SingaporeRegulator · SG

Co-issuer

Legal forceAdvisory

Under whose authorityState law

Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

General publicRegulatorsCompaniesAI developers and providersAI deployers and usersResearchers and academics

This consultation is for creators, businesses, legal practitioners, AI developers, researchers, and rights owners interested in intellectual property and AI policy in Singapore.

Sectors

Telecommunications and digital services · artificial intelligence and digital servicesCross-sectorResearch and science · research and innovation

What the document contains

What's covered

The document covers policy considerations and specific consultation questions regarding copyright exceptions for AI training, liability for copyright-infringing AI outputs, criteria for human authorship in AI-assisted works, standards for human inventorship in AI-assisted patents, and the impact of AI-generated prior art.

What's missing

Definitive legislative amendments or final executive rules, as the paper is strictly a consultation document inviting feedback.

Key takeaways

Singapore's Ministry of Law and IPOS are consulting on how intellectual property laws should respond to advanced artificial intelligence.
The consultation explores the scope and applications of the computational data analysis exception for AI training.
It examines copyright infringement liability and risk management across AI developers, deployers, and end users.
The paper addresses the legal threshold for human authorship in AI-assisted works and human inventorship in AI-assisted innovations.
Stakeholder feedback is invited through FormSG or email until 22 October 2026.

Principles it states

Balancing rights and incentives supporting human creativity and investment while enabling innovation for the public good.A human-centric approach to creative authorship and patent inventorship.Technological neutrality and regulatory stability.

Outline

· Part I: Executive Summary
· Part II: Background
· Part III: Copyright
· Part IV: Patents
· Part V: Submission of Comments
· Annex A: Industry-Developed Technical Measures and Standards
· Annex B: Glossary

Issued26 August 2026

Length14,705 words

FormatNot recorded

Scopenational

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Accountability

3/5

Clear responsibility for AI outcomes

How to foster greater certainty and accountability in AI training , including whether the scope and applications of the computational data analysis exception are sufficiently clear

PART I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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Fairness

1/5

Non-discrimination and equitable treatment

Having specific databases locked out of the analysis because of contractual restrictions would make the results less useful, or worse, create bias or inaccuracies

Endnotes

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Human Dignity

1/5

Respect for the inherent worth of persons

Singapore’s IP regime is anchored on a careful balance: protecting the rights and incentives that support human creativity and investment, while enabling innovation for the public good.

Introduction

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Human Oversight

3/5

Humans remain in control of consequential decisions

The prompter must apply intellectual effort or creativity, or exercise mental labour, skill or judgment in creating the final work.

C. The nature of human creativity in AI-assisted works

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Privacy

1/5

Protection of personal data and private life

Singapore’s broader AI policy seeks to support innovation while maintaining trust, security, privacy and legitimate commercial interests.

PART I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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Transparency

3/5

Openness about how AI systems work and are used

This consultation seeks views on whether targeted refinements to the framework may further enhance certainty, transparency and accountability in the context of AI training.

Issue A(I): Scope and applications of the CDA exception

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Impact Assessment

3/5

Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use

Copyright risk management in AI deployment and use , including how existing legal principles should apply when AI-generated output infringes copyright, how responsibility should be assessed among AI developers, deployers and end users

PART I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

screening score · 2026-10-23

Topics

artificial_intelligence intellectual_property copyright patents public_consultation