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Graduation Ceremony 2018: Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law
Congratulations to GCIP Class of 2018 on the conferment of their Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law!
Jointly organised by the IP Academy (Singapore) and the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore since 2003, the Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law Programme is a foundation law course suitable for those training to become registered patent agents in Singapore. The successful completion of this certification course is one of the pre-requisites for admission onto the register of patent agents in Singapore.
At the GCIP Graduation Ceremony held on 20 October 2018, IP Academy and NUS Law jointly graduated the 15th and final batch of GCIP students. The following are the 43 graduates who received their well-deserved Graduate Certificates:
| Cayden Pang Pee Wee | Li Yongni | Sowmylakshana Gururaj |
| Chan Ying Kiu | Lily Maria Hidayat | Tan Bing-Shi, Ariel |
| Choo Ai Ling Joanna | Lim Meng Wei | Tan Li Kiang |
| Chu Lip Wei | Liu Shuwei | Tang Lay Yin |
| Derek Koh | Loh Kejun, Joanna | Tay Hui Huang |
| Guan Qiqi | Lu Yang | Tou Zhi Qiang (Du Zhiqiang) |
| Heng Wei Lyn Sarah | Mark Lam Tiam Weng | Untung Edy Rusbandi |
| Ho Soon Hong Alan | Muhammad Hilmi Bin Mohamed Zaini | Wang Xinchen |
| James Appleby | Ng Yan Yun Evangeline | Wang Yingsong |
| Kenneth Wong Hok Sum | Niftazieska Martharooshanti Nadhia Gotama | Wu Zhexuan |
| Kho Choon Joo | Peter Ferdinand Haywood | Xu Gangqin |
| Kwek Xiao Xuan | Poh Siew Wee Candy | Yue Mun Yew Gary |
| Lau Jun Jie | Ryan David Lim Jiayong | Zhang Yiliu |
| Lee Ai Peng | Sachin Seshadri Sreepathy | |
| Lew Cheong Yee | Shikha Ojha |
Since the inception of the programme in 2001 at NUS Law (NUS Law was the sole course provider for 2 years until 2003), the programme has produced over 500 graduates trained in intellectual property law to date. NUS Law will be looking into launching new Graduate Programmes in IP Law in the near future.
The Asian Patent Attorneys Association Singapore Group awards a cash prize of S$1,000 to the top student in the GCIP Course. This year’s recipient was Mr Kenneth Wong. “The GCIP course provided an intensive but very valuable insight into intellectual property laws, primarily in Singapore but also touching on the vagaries of IP laws in other jurisdictions. This experience added greatly to my understanding of the field and allowed me to better support my organisation. The experience was further enhanced by the opportunity to network with fellow IP practitioners,” said Mr Wong.
Addressing the Graduating Class, Vice Dean (Academic Affairs) and Director (Intellectual Property), EW Barker Centre for Law & Business, Professor David Tan said: “Innovation is usually disruptive, sometimes uncomfortable, frequently inconvenient … and always unavoidable. But when properly harnessed and strategically nurtured, it can also create unexpected opportunities, new revenue streams and consumption behaviours … I hope NUS Law and the IP Academy have equipped you – through the courses offered in the GCIP program – with a set of relevant skills and useful knowledge on the start of your IP journey in the 21st century.”
We wish the GCIP Class of 2018 every success in their future!
