5th Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2020
Preceded by
Francis Gurry
Chief Executive of Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
In office November 2015 – July 2020
Succeeded by
Rena Lee
Personal details
Born
1972 (age 51–52) Singapore
Alma mater
National University of Singapore Georgetown University
Daren Tang Heng Shim (born 1972;[1] Chinese: 邓鸿森[2]) is the fifth and current Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). He is also Secretary-General of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). Tang previously headed the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and was a trade lawyer for the government of Singapore.
^"Curriculum Vitae of Mr Daren Tang" (PDF). WIPO. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
^"新加坡的邓鸿森被任命为产权组织总干事". www.wipo.int (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-05-17.
DarenTang Heng Shim (born 1972; Chinese: 邓鸿森) is the fifth and current Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). He is...
convention entered into force. The current Director General is Singaporean DarenTang, former head of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, who began...
Nominates Singapore's DarenTang for Post of Director General". Retrieved 29 April 2021. Ho, Grace (8 May 2020). "IPOS chief DarenTang becomes first Singaporean...
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), having taken over from DarenTang. She was included in the Leaders category of Time Magazine's 2024 list...
promenade. 4 March – Intellectual Property Office of Singapore chief DarenTang is nominated for director-general of World Intellectual Property Organization...
the Institute of Policy Studies and former Secretary-General of ASEAN DarenTang – Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization Walter...
12 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015. "Rena Lee to succeed DarenTang as chief executive of Singapore's IP office". CNA. 19 June 2020. Archived...
Intellectual Day Youth Video Competition. In the Report of the Director General DarenTang to the Assemblies of WIPO in July 2022, WIPO Director General said, I...
October 2008 – 30 September 2020 Preceded by Kamil Idris Succeeded by DarenTang Personal details Born (1951-05-17) 17 May 1951 (age 73) Australia Children...
Legal status In force Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland Secretary General DarenTang Vice Secretary-General Peter Button Parent organization WIPO Website www...
Daniel Goh - Former Non-constituency Member of Parliament, Singapore DarenTang - Former Chief Executive of Intellectual Property Office of Singapore...
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DIRECTOR GENERAL". Post and Parcel. 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2022-03-29. "DarenTang of Singapore Appointed as WIPO Director General". Intellectual Property...
intellectual property chief to step down early". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-04-04. "DarenTang of Singapore Appointed as WIPO Director General". Intellectual Property...
positions". Universal Postal Union. 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2022-04-01. "DarenTang of Singapore Appointed as WIPO Director General". Intellectual Property...
Congress". Universal Postal Union. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2022-04-03. "DarenTang of Singapore Appointed as WIPO Director General". Intellectual Property...
GENERAL". Post and Parcel. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2022. "DarenTang of Singapore Appointed as WIPO Director General". Intellectual Property...
DIRECTOR GENERAL". Post and Parcel. 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2022-03-29. "DarenTang of Singapore Appointed as WIPO Director General". Intellectual Property...
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for their second season. On 4 February 2007, winner of the male category Daren Tan was announced as the overall winner of the season, with female category...
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