Administration Professionals

How to become an intellectual property agent

Official title: Intellectual property agent

Also called: Patent agent, Trade mark agent, Partner/Director/Principal, Patent Attorney Trainee/Patent Agent Trainee, Senior Patent Attorney/Senior Patent Agent/Patent Attorney/Patent Agent, Patent agent

Intellectual property agent provides professional advice on the registrability of intellectual property (IP) and the drafting of specifications for submission of an IP application before the IP Office, as well as assistance in the registration and renewal of IP. He/she also acts principally for his/her clients in the prosecution of infringements and provides advice on the protection and commercialisation of IP.

Main tasks

Advising on the registrability of intellectual property and the drafting of specifications for submission of an intellectual property application
Providing advice on the protection and commercialisation of intellectual property

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: $53,568 a year. The middle half earn $37,332 to $63,600 a year.
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How much does an intellectual property agent earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $53,568 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $37,332 to $63,600.

Will AI change the work of an intellectual property agent?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026