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原標題：剛剛！新加坡知識産權局局長鄧鴻森獲世界知識産權組織下一任總幹事提名
IPRdaily消息：當地時間3月4點下午17時20分，在瑞士日內瓦世界知識産權總部召開的産權組織協調委員會特別會議上，現任新加坡知識産權局局長的鄧鴻森被提名爲下一任世界知識産權總幹事。最終結果將在5月7至8日的産權組織大會上通過提名。
本次産權組織競選中國提名現任副總幹事，在世界知識産權組織任職近30年的王彬穎女士參選。她也一直被公認爲能力最強，資曆最深，最具競爭力的候選人之一。
然而從去年的備選系列活動開始，美國就開始不遺余力地阻撓中國候選人。
在正式選舉的前夕，美國設法向一些國家施壓，希望他們放棄支持中國候選人。甚至揚言“只要不是中國，誰都行。”很多國家都認爲不應該把這樣一次專業的競選政治化。
中方也多次表示這是一次專業的選舉，不該將其政治化。中國提名候選人參選總幹事，是中國爲推動合作和發展做貢獻的積極意願，中國願意積極參與世界知識産權全球治理，與各國展開務實合作。
提名結束後，中國常駐聯合國日內瓦辦事處和瑞士其他國際組織代表陳旭在回答記者提問時表示，“恭喜提名人，中國會繼續積極地參與世界知識産權全球治理。”（記者薛婧萌）
延伸閱讀資料
IPRdaily獨家專訪「新加坡知識産權局局長—鄧鴻森先生」
（中英雙語）
采訪時間：2017年6月14日
記者：IPRdaily國際部 李夢
受訪人：新加坡知識産權局局長 鄧鴻森
IPRdaily導讀：“新加坡和中國在第 13 屆雙邊合作聯委會（JCBC ）上再次重申了他們的承諾和強烈的合作精神，並且中國國家知識産權局（SIPO）、新加坡知識産權局（IPOS）和廣東省政府在 2017 年 2 月簽署了三邊諒解備忘錄。該備忘錄將利用中新廣州知識城（SSGKC）作爲知識産權改革試驗區，聯系尋求國際發展的創新型中企業和新加坡公司，伴隨一帶一路的舉措擴張和成長。”新加坡知識産權局局長鄧鴻森先生在接受IPRdaily記者獨家專訪時這樣介紹到。
IPRdaily：鄧先生您好！很感謝這次新加坡知識産權局對于IPRdaily的支持和信任，授予我們這個機會可以采訪您。那麽請您簡要介紹下您自己，是什麽讓您走上知識産權的道路的呢？
Thank you for this opportunity to interview you! Before starting our interview, please tell us more about yourself and what makes you interested in intellectual property.
鄧鴻森先生：在我任職知識産權局之前，我當過十多年的國際律師。我的專業領域是自由貿易協議，我曾代表新加坡與美國和歐盟談判自由貿易協定以及各種東盟貿易和投資協議。這種工作錯綜複雜卻又極具挑戰性，並且令人興奮、拓展了我的思維。我從中了解到不同國家和地區在面對相同問題時，會采取怎樣不同的解決方式。因此，構建橋梁、交流思想、合作解決共同的挑戰，這非常重要。
之後我來到知識産權局，是因爲我想拓展自己的能力。律師這種職業富有技術性，但我想嘗試涉足更爲廣泛的領域。因此，我加入了知識産權局，擔任副局長的職務，這使我能參與政策制定，協助管理知識産權局。
我加入知識産權局後，知識産權領域有幾個方面讓我深受觸動。首先，這是一個非常動態的環境，包括技術、品牌或內容在內的各種新想法層出不窮。其次，知識産權界人士趨于國際化，因爲他們服務的對象是業務活動覆蓋全球的公司或組織。第三，總體而言，知識産權界是一個讓人快樂興奮的社群，我認爲，這是因爲發明或創造、或參與推動知識産權的發展會讓人獲得極大的滿足感。
同樣，我個人與知識産權也有著聯系。我之前是個業余音樂家，在爵士四重奏中彈奏鋼琴。音樂並非我後來的職業，但它讓我了解到創作者的感覺，這與我的工作有著情感上的聯系。
Daren TANG: Before I was posted to the IP office, I was an international lawyer for more than a decade. My area of focus was on free trade agreements and I negotiated our FTAs with the US and the EU, as well as various ASEAN trade and investment agreements. The work was complex and challenging, but exciting and mind-broadening. I learned how different regions or countries faced common issues but had different approaches to them, so it was important to build bridges to allow for ideas to be exchanged and common challenges to be worked on together.
I moved from this world to the IP office because I was looking to broaden my capabilities. Lawyering is deeply technical and I wanted to try something which was broader in scope. I was therefore posted to the IP office as the Deputy Chief Executive, which would allow me to get involved in policy-making and to help run the office.
After I joined the office, I was struck by several things about the IP world. First, it is an extremely dynamic environment, where there is a constant injection of new ideas, be it technology, brands or content. Second, people in the IP community tend to be international, because they work for companies or organisations which have global operations or activities. Third, it is generally a happy and excited community, which I think comes from the fact that inventing or creating something, or being involved in promoting it, is a very satisfying path.
I also have a personal connection with IP because of my past experience as an amateur musician, playing piano in a jazz quartet. I did not pursue that as a career but it allowed me to understand what it is like to be a creator, and to have an emotional connection to my work.
IPRdaily：單在亞洲來說，新加坡的知識産權保護程度可以說非常高，也曾被稱爲全球最佳知識産權保護國家，那麽近些年來新加坡知識産權局在 IP 方面的工作思路是什麽樣的？
Singapore is often ranked top in Asia for having the best IP protection. Can you share some of the work IPOS does to maintain this reputation?
鄧鴻森先生：在新加坡，和在中國一樣，我們將知識産權視爲驅動經濟社會發展的重要媒介。確保知識産權制度爲創新公司提供支持，對我們人民的生活帶來積極影響，這是我們的工作。
雖然利益相關者非常認可我們的知識産權制度，我們還是會對知識産權法進行定期回顧和更新，確保知識産權法與時俱進，符合現實。
要做好這一點並讓它産生真實可靠的影響，利益相關者的參與至關重要。新加坡知識産權局不僅將自己視爲知識産權登記處，而且是一個創新機構。因此，我們有著廣泛的利益相關者，包括研發界、知識産權專業人士、企業、金融家、創造者和企業家。我們還與衆多的國外利益相關者和合作夥伴建立了密切關系，以便更好地了解世界各地的發展。
還有一種可以分享的做法是，我們使用數據促進政策決定，其他知識産權局也在不斷運用這種做法。這讓我們能更好地評估項目的影響力，豐富決策流程。
隨著這些措施的落實到位，過去兩年中，我們非常積極地進行了立法改革。例如，新加坡國會最近通過了專利和注冊外觀設計法修正案，其中一個新修正提出擴大專利寬限期 【1】，這就是利益相關者參與的結果。通過這項新的修正案，發明者在申請專利之前就能披露其發明的相關信息，用于戰略和商業目的（例如，聯系投資人、評估市場需求）。我們對注冊外觀設計寬限期也做了類似修正。
目前，我們正在對版權制度進行三十年來的首次重大審查，以確保其與數字時代的市場變化、技術進步及其相應挑戰保持同步。去年八月，我們首次啓動了公開民意征詢；並且上文提出的立法修訂可能將在 2018 年生效。
除此之外，我們還在研究進行變革，以構建一個知識産權爭議解決系統，通過構建一個更簡明、性價比更高的機制來更好地爲中小企業和企業家的需求服務。
因此，我們進行的各種變革將涉及到知識産權生命周期的各個部分，從創造到注冊到維權。
Daren TANG: In Singapore, just like in China, we see IP as an important tool for economic and social development. It is our job to ensure that the IP regime supports innovative companies and has a positive impact on the lives of our people.
Although our IP regime is well regarded by stakeholders, we still conduct regular review and updates to ensure that our IP laws are progressive and relevant.
To do this well, and have a genuine impact, stakeholder engagement is crucial. IPOS sees itself not just as an IP registry but an innovation agency, so we have a wide range of stakeholders, including those in the R&D community, IP professionals, businesses, financiers, creators and entrepreneurs. We also engage extensively with foreign stakeholders and partners, to get a better read of developments around the world.
Another practice we can share is the use of data to drive policy-decisions, which is also increasingly the practice at other IP offices. This allows us to better gauge the impact of our proposals and enrich our decision-making processes.
With these in place, we have been extremely active in the area of legislative reform in the past two years. For example, the Singapore parliament recently passed amendments to our patent and registered designs laws where one of the new amendments, proposed as a result of our stakeholders’ engagements, was the broadening of our patent grace period 【1】 . This allows inventors to disclose information of their inventions for strategic and business purposes (e.g. attract investors, assess market demand) even before they file a patent. A similar amendment was also made for our registered designs grace period.
We are currently embarking on the first major review of our copyright regime in 30 years to ensure it remains relevant in light of market changes, technological advances in the digital age and its accompanying challenges. We launched our first public consultation in August last year and the proposed legislative changes are likely to come into force in 2018.
On top of this, we are also looking into amendments to build an IP dispute resolution system that will better serve the needs of SMEs and entrepreneurs, by building a more streamlined and cost-effective mechanism.
So, the amendments we are putting in place will touch upon all parts of the IP life-cycle, from creation to registration to enforcement.
IPRdaily：新加坡知識産權局未來有什麽發展計劃？
What new developments can we see in the future for the IPOS?
鄧鴻森先生：今年早些時候，新加坡未來經濟委員會（CFE）建議我們提高企業創新和全球化的能力（以及其他戰略）。CFE 是高級別的國家委員會，它負責新加坡的經濟轉型。
爲了支持這項重要工作，新加坡知識産權局已經從一家注冊和監管機構轉型成創新機構，帶動知識産權商業化，以促進新加坡的未來增長。今年四月，我們宣布升級知識産權樞紐總體規劃，目的就是增加知識産權就業、擴大知識産權人才庫並通過知識産權促進企業發展。我們還將繼續與懷著同樣願景的地方和國際合作夥伴構建戰略合作關系。
例如，新加坡知識産權局以及我們的子公司新加坡知識産權學院（IPA）與本地新躍社科大學（SUSS）合作，發起了一個以技能爲基礎的知識産權和創新管理研究生課程，培養業界所需的知識産權專業人士，幫助企業管理知識産權資産。
IP ValueLab（IPVL）也是新加坡知識産權局的另一家子公司，它爲企業提供有關知識産權戰略和管理的定制化協助，支持企業的商業運作和增長計劃，讓企業可以將他 們 的 想 法 帶 入 市 場 。IPVL 剛 剛 啓 動 新 的 自 助 企 業 門 戶 網 站（www.ipvaluelab.com.sg ），創新人士和企業可以在該網站上使用知識産權創業指導資源庫和診斷工具包。
我們還將不斷完善自身，提高服務，與戰略夥伴合作，爲整個新加坡的創意和創新提供服務，爲向新加坡經濟和社會創造價值的企業家和企業提供鼎力支持。
Daren TANG: Earlier this year, the Singapore Committee on the Future Economy (CFE), a high-level national committee whose mandate is to transform the Singapore’s economy, recommended (among other strategies) that we strengthen the ability of our enterprises to innovate and globalise.
To support this important effort, IPOS has evolved from a registry and regulator, to an innovation agency driving IP commercialisation for Singapore’s future growth.In April this year, we announced updates to our IP Hub Master Plan with the aim of growing more IP jobs, expanding our IP talent pool, and facilitating enterprise growth through IP. To this end, we will continue to form strategic collaborations with local and international partners who are aligned with our vision.
For example, IPOS and our subsidiary, IP Academy (IPA), have partnered local university, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), to launch a new skills-based IP and innovation management graduate programme to grow a pool of industry-ready IP professionals to help enterprises manage their IP assets.
Another subsidiary, IP ValueLab (IPVL), will provide enterprises with customised assistance on IP strategy and management to support their commercialisation and growth plans so that they can take their ideas into the markets. IPVL has just launched a new self-help business portal (www.ipvaluelab.com.sg) where innovators and enterprises can access a repository of IP business guides and diagnostic toolkits.
We will continue to evolve ourselves, by enhancing our services and working with strategic partners, to service the flow of ideas and innovation through Singapore and support the entrepreneurs and enterprises which are creating value for our economy and society.
IPRdaily：近期，我們了解到新加坡知識産權局與 Makara Capital 聯合啓動的這項價值 10 億新加坡幣的創新基金。請簡要介紹下該資金。那麽是什麽樣的契機使新加坡知識産權局和 Makara Capital 進行合作的呢？成立這個創新基金的主要目的是什麽呢？
IPOS recently launched a S$1 billion Innovation Fund with Makara Capital to help innovative companies develop their businesses and expand overseas. Could you share more about the fund with us? Why did IPOS decide to cooperate with Makara Capital?
鄧鴻森先生：我們致力于與戰略夥伴合作，幫助企業將知識産權變爲資産，將企業與相關網絡和專長聯系起來，讓它們通過知識産權增長擴大。而私募公司 Makara Capital 和新加坡知識産權局子公司 IP ValueLab 的合作正是這項工作的一部分。
Makara 創新基金（MIF）是世界上少數以創新爲主題的基金之一。它將分別向 10到 15 個中小型創新企業投資 3000 萬到 1.5 億新加坡幣——這些企業可以位于世界任何地方，包括新加坡——使用經過驗證的知識産權或全球競爭性技術，幫助他們通過新加坡或從新加坡實現增長。相關行業包括：都市解決方案（例如，物流、安保、廢棄物管理）、高級技術（例如，AI，大數據、網絡安全、納米技術）、金融科技、替代能源、醫療保健和生物醫學。
在更廣泛的層面上，我們希望與私募基金合作，爲創新公司提供更多增長資本和融資方案。我們還希望借助私募基金的專業知識和經驗，對公司增長進行評估並給予幫助，這是我們作爲知識産權樞紐，在下一個增長階段重點關注知識産權商業化的關鍵所在。
Daren TANG: The co-operation with private equity firm, Makara Capital and IPOS’ subsidiary, IP ValueLab is part of our efforts to work with strategic partners to help enterprises translate their IP into assets, and connect them with relevant networks and expertise for growth and expansion through IP.
The Makara Innovation Fund (MIF) is one of the few funds in the world with an innovation theme. It will invest S$30 to S$150 million across 10 to 15 small to mid-cap innovative enterprises – from anywhere in the world, including Singapore – with proven and defensible IPs or globally competitive technologies and grow them either from or through Singapore. Sectors of interest include: urban solutions (e.g. logistics, security, waste management), advanced technologies, (e.g. AI, big data,cybersecurity, nanotech), fin-tech, alternative energy, healthcare, and bio-med.
At the broader level, we wanted to co-operate with private equity because we wanted to enrich the range of growth capital and financing options for innovative companies. We also wanted to tap on the expertise and experience of private equity players in assessing and helping companies grow, which is key to our focus on IP commercialisation in the next phase of our growth as an IP hub.
IPRdaily：這個創新基金的建立，可以看出新加坡對于創新的重視。那麽新加坡的整體創新狀況如何？面臨的主要問題又是什麽？除了成立該項目，是否也有其他的項目或者舉措協同作戰？
We can see that Singapore is paying a lot more attention to innovation. What is the current innovation scene in Singapore? Other than the Makara Innovation Fund, what other initiatives is IPOS launching to stimulate innovative activities in Singapore?
鄧鴻森先生：對于新加坡而言，構建創意驅動型、創新密集型經濟至關重要。去年，新加坡政府啓動了第六個五年研發計劃——2020 年研究、創新和企業（RIE）計劃，價值高達190 億美元，進一步實現研發價值。我們的努力讓我們在全球創新排行榜上名列前茅，例如，全球創新指數（GII）和彭博創新指數（BII）【2】.
展望未來，我們的重點是將研發成果轉化爲有價值的知識産權資産，讓企業可以通過這些資産變現和實現商業化。然後，知識産權資産帶來的收益可以再投資于新的創意和研發工作。
新加坡知識産權局從一開始就確定了與 SG-Innovate 的夥伴關系，我們在 SG-Innovate 配置知識産權專家幫助科技密集型企業將創新技術從研發轉變成産品和服務。爲幫助地方企業配備知識産權專有知識和管理知識，我們與新加坡工商聯合總會（SBF）——新加坡最大的商業協會合作，幫助其成員使用新加坡知識産權局的知識産權配套服務，例如，知識産權培訓和學習以及提供知識産權管理和戰略相關咨詢。
爲鼓勵國內創新並支持創新人員，我們在今年四月下調了申請費，現在，獲得知識産權保護的成本更低。同樣，爲打擊知識産權囤積現象，防止其對創新的扼殺，我們上調了維持費，以鼓勵知識産權所有人向社會放棄他們不再需要的知識産權。
Daren TANG: Building an ideas-driven and innovation-intensive economy is crucial for Singapore. Last year, our sixth five-year R&D plan – a $19 billion Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2020 to capture more value from our R&D. Our efforts have positioned us favorably in global innovation rankings such as the Global Innovation Index (GII) and the Bloomberg Innovation Index (BII) . 【2】
Moving forward, our focus is to convert the R&D outcomes into marketable IP assets which businesses can monetise and commercialise. Revenue streams from these IP assets can then be reinvested for new ideas and R&D.
For a start, IPOS has established a founding partnership with SG-Innovate where we deploy IP experts to help deep-tech start-ups translate innovative technologies from R&D into products and services. To equip our local businesses with IP know-how and management expertise, we partnered the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), Singapore’s largest business association, to help their members access IPOS’ suite of IP services such as IP training and education, as well as advisory in IP management and strategy.
To encourage domestic innovation and support our innovators, we lowered our filing fees in April this year so that obtaining IP protection is now cheaper upfront. Likewise, to discourage IP hoarding which stifles innovation, we adjusted the renewal fees upwards so that IP owners are encouraged to release IPs which they no longer need.
IPRdaily：新加坡保護知識産權的有關措施主要包括哪幾個方面？
How can businesses seek protection of their intellectual property rights in Singapore?
鄧鴻森先生：我 們 加 強 了 知 識 産 權 申 請 流 程 ， 申 請 人 通 過 電 子 申 請 門 戶 — — IP2SG（https://www.ip2.sg）進行知識産權備案，能讓備案變得更爲輕松惬意。該門戶網站有多個自助工具和功能，方便用戶進行知識産權申請。例如，我們爲商標申請引入了産品和/或服務的預先核准數據庫描述。這樣，申請人就不會遇到任何說明書異議問題，節省了不必要的修改描述相關費用，享受到快捷的商標注冊流程。該門戶網站還提供在線視頻教程，爲申請人提供指導。如果申請人希望當面提出申請，我們也設置了一個客戶服務中心 IP101。該中心位于交通便利的城市中心，申請人可在那裏就其知識産權備案需求和咨詢獲得個性化的協助。
Daren TANG: We have enhanced our IP filing processes to fuss-free for applicants through an e-filing portal – IP2SG https://www.ip2.sg. The portal has several self-help tools and features to make IP applications user-friendly. For example, we introduced a pre-approved database descriptions of goods and/or services for trademark applications. With this, applicants will not face any specification objections, save on unnecessary fees to amend the descriptions and enjoy an expeditious trade mark registration process. There are also online video tutorials to guide applicants along. For applicants who prefer to meet face-to-face, we have a customer service center, IP101, conveniently located in the city center, where applicants can receive personalised assistance for their IP filing needs or queries.
IPRdaily：2014 年中新兩國政府間簽署了知識産權領域合作諒解備忘錄，旨在加強中新兩國間的知識産權合作。那麽近些年，中新兩國之間的主要合作方向是什麽？取得了什麽進展？
China and Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate in the area of intellectual property back in 2014. Can you share some of the areas of cooperation major achievement in these few years?
鄧鴻森先生：新加坡和中國在第 13 屆雙邊合作聯委會（JCBC ）上再次重申了他們的承諾和強烈的合作精神，並且中國國家知識産權局（SIPO）、新加坡知識産權局（IPOS）和廣東省政府在 2017 年 2 月簽署了三邊諒解備忘錄。該備忘錄將利用中新廣州知識城（SSGKC）作爲知識産權改革試驗區，聯系尋求國際發展的創新型中企業和新加坡公司，伴隨一帶一路的舉措擴張和成長。
自 2014 年簽訂首個備忘錄以來，SSGKC 迅速發展。SSGKC 已經被選爲中國三大知識産權法庭之一所在地以及 SIPO 衛星專利審查中心所在地。2016 年 7 月，中國國務院還批准了 SSGKC 進行知識産權運用和保護綜合改革試驗。
此外，我們也注意到，在過去幾年，新加坡和中國之間的專利申請數量明顯增加。例如，與 2012 年相比，2015 年中國申請人向新加坡申請專利的數量增加了 87%。同年相比，2015 年新加坡申請人向中國申請專利的數量比 2012 年增加了 44%。
Daren TANG: Singapore and China re-affirmed their commitment and strong cooperative spirit at the 13th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) with the signing of a trilateral MOU between the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), IPOS, and the Guangdong Provincial Government in February 2017. The MOU will leverage on the Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City (SSGKC) as an IP reform pilot zone and connect innovative Chinese enterprises looking to internationalise with Singapore companies, to expand and grow along the Belt and Road initiative.
The SSGKC has seen rapid developments since the signing of the first MOU in 2014. SSGKC was chosen as the location for one of China’s three IP courts as well as the location for a SIPO satellite patent examination centre. The PRC State Council also approved the SSGKC to pilot an IP Application and Protection Reform.
Additionally, we also noted that the number of patent applications between Singapore and China has increased significantly in the last few years. For instance, patent fillings from Chinese applicants to Singapore have increased 87% in 2015, as compared to 2012. In the same year to year comparison, patent fillings to China from Singapore applicants in 2015 jumped 44% from 2012.
IPRdaily：2015 年的時候新加坡知識産權局在中國廣州設立了知識産權代表辦公室，那麽在別的國家也有成立辦公室麽？目前通過在廣州的代表辦公室，有什麽主要成果請簡單介紹。
Singapore set up the first overseas IP office in Guangzhou, China in 2015. Can you share how the China Representative Office is helping Chinese and Singapore companies innovate and internationalise?
鄧鴻森先生：新加坡知識産權局中國代表處廣州辦公室將連接創新型中國企業與新加坡知識産權企業以及知識産權網絡，幫助中國企業進入全球和區域市場。這樣，中國企業可以以新加坡作爲出發點，將其創新技術和知識産權資産無縫對接國際市場。
例如，中國代表處廣州辦公室將在致力于在東南亞發展的中國企業和優質知識産權合作夥伴及服務之間締結紐帶。這能讓中國公司更好地了解目標市場，量身定制適當的知識産權和商業戰略。
中國公司還可以利用新加坡強大的知識産權制度和知識産權合作協議（例如，ASPEC、GPPH）【3】迅速獲得知識産權保護，充滿信心地進軍東南亞市場。
新加坡知識産權局中國代表處廣州辦公室還將與相關地方當局合作，幫助希望在SSGKC 創辦企業的新加坡企業，並作爲他們未來進軍中國的出發點。
Daren TANG: The IPOS IP representative office will connect innovative Chinese enterprises with Singapore’s IP expertise and extensive IP networks to access global and regional markets. This way, Chinese enterprises can use Singapore as a springboard to seamlessly bring their innovative technologies and IP assets to global markets.
For example, the representative office will link up Chinese enterprises which are keen to venture to Southeast Asia with quality IP partners and services. This will enable Chinese firms to develop a good understanding of their destination markets and tailor an appropriate IP and business strategy.
Chinese firms can also leverage on Singapore’s strong IP regime and IP cooperation agreements (e.g. ASPEC, GPPH ) 【3】to obtain IP protection speedily and foray into Southeast Asian markets confidently.
Similarly, the representative office will work with the relevant local authorities to help Singapore enterprises that are looking to set up a presence in SSGKC and as a springboard for future ventures into China.
IPRdaily：當選 WIPO 的版權委員會的主席，對您自己和對整個新加坡的知識産權局面，有什麽樣的意義？可否跟我們分享下出任主席後您的領導理念和工作計劃。
Congratulations on being elected as the Chairperson of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). What does this mean for IPOS? Could you share your leadership philosophy and the work plan as the Chairperson?
鄧鴻森先生：我很榮幸能擔任主席一職，我將始終懷著謙卑之心支持 SCCR 的工作。在當今這個數據密集化、內容驅動的數字經濟時代，版權起著至關重要的作用。我們希望和WIPO 成員國一起，爲全球經濟共同開發一個充滿活力的版權系統，促進創新，推動經濟發展。
五月剛召開了 WIPO SCCR 的第 34 屆會議，我們當前的重點是審查廣播組織的國際保護。我們還在研究教育活動、圖書館和檔案室以及殘疾人版權保護的限制條件和例外情況。
作爲主席，我的主要職責是管理 SCCR 複雜而具有挑戰性的談判動態。我希望借助自己作爲國際談判專家和知識産權局局長的寶貴經驗，尋找共同點，在多個論題的不同觀點之間爲新加坡架起溝通的橋梁。
Daren TANG: I am humbled and honoured to be supporting the SCCR’s work as its Chairperson. Copyright serves a crucial function in today’s data-intensive, content-driven digital economy. Together with the WIPO member states, we would like to develop a vibrant and robust copyright system for the global economy that fosters creativity and drives economic growth.
The 34th session of the WIPO SCCR was recently held in May, and our current focus is on reviewing the international protection for broadcasting organisations.
We are also looking at limitations and exceptions in copyright protection for educational activities, libraries and archives, and people with disabilities.
As the Chair, my main role is to manage the complex and challenging negotiating dynamics of the SCCR. I hope to tap on my experience as an international negotiator as well as the head of the IP office to find common areas, and for Singapore to serve as a bridge between the different perspectives on the many topics being discussed.
IPRdaily: 您對未來中新的知識産權局面，有什麽樣的期待？
What do you think of the current IP cooperation arrangements between China and Singapore? What other plans can we expect China and Singapore to embark on in the future?
鄧鴻森先生：中新兩國在未來大有可爲。中國和新加坡都支持以創新作爲經濟增長的促進因素。亞洲企業正變得越來越成熟，不斷發明和創造自己的創新和創意作品。因此，打造一個良好的生態環境，支持可持續創新和知識産權迅速商業化至關重要。新加坡將與中國密切合作，擴大兩國的知識産權合作，幫助我們的企業通過創新增長利潤，通過知識産權在一帶一路沿線國家實現國際增長。
我們的培訓基地，新加坡知識産權學院（IPA）與中國多家一流機構建立了多種合作關系。例如，我們與暨南大學和人民大學達成了諒解備忘錄。我們還很榮幸地邀請到了中國知名組織的高級知識産權負責人在我們的知識産權研討會上發言，其中包括百度、奇虎、小米、ZTE、人民大學和北京大學相關人士。
在今年八月的最後一周，新加坡知識産權局與中國知識産權局合作將在新加坡組織召開一帶一路知識産權會議，這是新加坡年度知識産權周會議的一部分。我們希望看到更多來自中國的參與者和發言人。
隨著知識産權和創新逐漸成爲促進經濟增長的生力軍，我們期望加強與中國的聯系，深入構建知識産權人力資源。
Daren TANG: Exciting times lie ahead for both countries. China and Singapore have embraced innovation as a way to drive economic growth. Asian enterprises are becoming more sophisticated, and are increasingly inventing or creating their own innovations and creative works. Hence, it is vital to forge an ecosystem that supports sustainable innovations and vibrant commercialization of IP assets.
Singapore will work closely with China to broaden our IP cooperation and help our enterprises monetize their innovations and grow internationally along the Belt and Road through IP.
Our training arm, IP Academy Singapore (IPA), has established several partnerships with top Chinese institutions. For example, we have MOUs with Jinan University and Renmin University. We also had the pleasure of senior IP directors from established Chinese organizations such as Baidu, Qihoo, Xiaomi, ZTE, Renmin University, and Peking University, to speak at our IP seminars.
In the last week of August, IPOS will be collaborating with SIPO to organise a Belt and Road IP conference in Singapore, as part of the annual IP Week @ SG conference that IPOS organises. We hope to see more participants and speakers from China.
As IP and innovation increasingly take the centre-stage to drive economic growth, we look forward to fostering deeper ties with China to build up IP manpower capabilities.
IPRdaily：您做爲知識産權學院的董事會主席，您對未來中新的知識産權教育與學院未來發展，有什麽樣的期待與規劃？
As the chairman of the IP Academy Singapore, What is your plan and expectation of the future development of IP Academy Singapore?
鄧鴻森先生：新加坡知識産權學院（IPA）是新加坡知識産權局下屬的教育和培訓機構，該學院的目標是成爲知識産權教育的領先中心，並且通過優質教育，構建一個由訓練有素的知識産權專業人士和用戶組成充滿生機的知識産權網絡。
IPA 通過高管人士和研究生證書課程、碩士學位課程及網絡學習課程爲當地和國際學生及專業人士提供系統化的知識産權培訓。
我們提供各種知識産權課程和項目，將相關知識産權知識輸送給律師、研究人員、工程師、企業和政府官員。
在區域合作方面，我們與世界知識産權組織（WIPO）、暨南大學、中新廣州知識城（SSGKC）、斯特拉斯堡大學（國際知識産權研究中心）以及迪拜經濟發展部達成了諒解備忘錄，爲他們提供定制化的知識産權培訓課程和項目。就在上周，我還與人民大學的劉春田教授簽訂了一份諒解備忘錄，進一步加強了 IPA、IPOS 和人民大學之間的聯系。
IPA 將繼續攜手國內外組織培訓知識産權專業人士，通過我們的培訓項目構建一個由知識産權專業人士組成的知識産權網絡，建立有益的關系網，深化我們與中國的合作。
Daren TANG: IP Academy Singapore (IPA), the education and training arm of IPOS, aims to be the leading centre for excellence in IP education, and to grow a vibrant network of skilled IP professionals and users through quality education. IPA provides IP training for local and international students and professionals, through executive and post-graduate certifications, Master’s degree programmes and e-learning.
We offer various IP courses and programmes to imbue relevant IP knowledge to lawyers, researchers, engineers, businesses as well as public officers.
At the regional level, we have MOUs with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Jinan University, Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City (SSGKC), University of Strasbourg (Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies) and Dubai’s Department Economic Development to provide customised IP training courses and programmes. Just last week, I signed an MOU with Professor Liu Chuntian of Renmin University to further strengthen the ties between IPA, IPOS and Renmin University.
IPA will continue to work with international and domestic organisations to train IP professionals, build useful networks and to deepen our collaboration with China by creating a network of IP professionals through our training programmes.
IPRdaily：感謝您的寶貴時間！謝謝！
Thank you very much for your precious time!
鄧鴻森先生：謝謝！
Daren TANG: Thank you!
注釋：
【1】如果發明者從專利申請日前起 12 個月內公開披露其發明，此等披露可被忽視；
【2】2016 GII 創新指數中，新加坡在全球排名第六，亞洲排名第一。2017 年 BII 創新指數中，新加坡排名第六；
【3】ASPEC：東盟專利審查合作；GPPH；全球專利審查高速
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