IPOS Authority File for Patent Applications


IPOS' Patent Authority file provides the list of all published and granted patent documents under the WIPO standard ST.37.

As of 19 February 2014, IPOS has discontinued the issuance of publication numbers. Application numbers now serve as the primary identifier for published documents.

The IPOS' Patent Authority file is updated monthly (last update: 30 October 2025 ) and available in below format:

PubStartDate PubEndDate FileName GenerateDate
01/01/1991 31/12/2000 SG_AF_20251030.zip 30/10/2025
01/01/2001 31/12/2010 SG_AF_20251002.zip 02/10/2025
01/01/2011 31/12/2020 SG_AF_20251002.zip 02/10/2025
01/01/2021 31/12/2030 SG_AF_20251002.zip 02/10/2025

Document Kind Codes

IPOS' Patent authority file contains the following document kind codes:
Kind Code Description
A • Published Patent Application with publication number under the Singapore Patents Act
• Published Application without publication number under the Singapore Patents Act
B Granted Patent under the Singapore Patents Act
E Published Patent Application/Granted Patent under the Registration of UK Patents Act