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Dec 21, 2009
$10,000 fine for forging cert
By Khushwant Singh
A former board member of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), Ho Ying Dat (pictured) was fined $10,000 for forging a certificate when registering as a patent agent in 2002
A FORMER board member of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) was fined $10,000 for forging a certificate when registering as a patent agent in 2002
Ho Ying Dat, 52, who pleaded guilty on Monday, could have been jailed for up to two years.
His lawyer B. Ganesh said that Ho, a Malaysian and a Singapore permanent resident, had passed the examinations set by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in April 1992.
However, he failed to fulfil the residency qualification of working in the US for a year. The Malaysian returned here as his father was very ill then.
In July 1992, he set up his own patent firm Lawrence Y.D. Ho & Associates, with his wife.
In 2002, IPOS required all patent agents to be licensed. Ho was worried he may not be registered as he did not have certification and decided to forge an USPTA certificate.
Dec 21, 2009
$10,000 fine for forging cert
By Khushwant Singh
A former board member of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), Ho Ying Dat (pictured) was fined $10,000 for forging a certificate when registering as a patent agent in 2002
A FORMER board member of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) was fined $10,000 for forging a certificate when registering as a patent agent in 2002
Ho Ying Dat, 52, who pleaded guilty on Monday, could have been jailed for up to two years.
His lawyer B. Ganesh said that Ho, a Malaysian and a Singapore permanent resident, had passed the examinations set by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in April 1992.
However, he failed to fulfil the residency qualification of working in the US for a year. The Malaysian returned here as his father was very ill then.
In July 1992, he set up his own patent firm Lawrence Y.D. Ho & Associates, with his wife.
In 2002, IPOS required all patent agents to be licensed. Ho was worried he may not be registered as he did not have certification and decided to forge an USPTA certificate.
