Developments in IP Law – Copyright

The EW Barker Centre for Law & Business (EWBCLB) continues its collaboration with IPOS International in 2026 as a co-organiser of the Developments in IP Law Series, now in its 13th edition. The session on copyright, held on 22 January at Suntec City Convention Centre, attracted a good crowd, with participants from law firms such as Allen & Gledhill, Rajah & Tann, Amica Law LLC, and That.Legal, and a wide range of agencies, companies and organisations that include the Attorney-General’s Chambers, COMPASS, IFPI, Walt Disney, National Heritage Board and Housing & Development Board. The other three seminars are: Patents (15 January); Breach of Confidence/Privacy & Data Protection (29 January); Trade Marks/Passing Off (5 February).

Professor David Tan, co-director of TRAIL at NUS Law (and concurrently Head (Intellectual Property at EWBCLB), presented the summary on judicial decisions in copyright law in the United States for the year 2025, as well as an analysis of two reports issued by the US Copyright Office on copyright and generative artificial intelligence. He was joined by Mr Gavin Foo (Head, Copyright Unit, Principal Legal Counsel, Legal Department, IPOS) and Professor Martin Senftleben via Zoom (Professor of IP Law, Institute for Information Law (IViR), Amsterdam Law School).

The ensuing lively panel discussion was moderated by Ms Ruby Tham (Director, Intellectual Property, Drew & Napier LLC).