Download ANNEX A Winners of WIPO-IPOS IP Awards 2015 1. Hawaii

ANNEX A
Winners of WIPO-IPOS IP Awards 2015
1. Hawaii Furnishing Pte Ltd ( ScanTeak)
IPOS Award for Design Innovation
Representative: Ms Jamie Lim, Regional Marketing Director
Hawaii Furnishing (ScanTeak) is an international furniture company, with a global
network of six corporate offices that oversee more than a hundred stores and retail
outlets worldwide. A family-run operation founded in 1974 to offer European furniture
designs created with Asian materials—‘Scan’ was chosen to allude to Scandinavia,
and ‘Teak’ to refer to the dark Asian wood used in its furniture—ScanTeak now
employs nearly more than 500 staff across Asia, Europe and the United States, and
achieved a turnover of over $100 million last year.
Scanteak aligns its design innovation and marketing strategy with its IP strategy.
Moving away from a manufacturing-centric business model to a more consumercentric one, ScanTeak launched its Prologue Collection, which is backed by an R&Dintensive approach to cater to consumer lifestyles and market needs. The birth and
success of the Prologue Collection has made ScanTeak an industry role model in
embracing design awareness and focussing on design innovation.
2. Stratech Systems Limited
IPOS Award for Technology Patent
Representative: Dr David K.M. Chew, Executive Chairman
The Stratech Group is a market leader in technology innovation, whose key
breakthroughs include intelligent vision systems – highly sophisticated and adaptive
technologies that provide precise image processing solutions for surveillance and
security. Building on its long expertise in developing mission-critical e-systems for both
government and business clients, it is now making swift inroads into the aerospace
sector with its iFerretTM airfield/runway surveillance and Foreign Object & Debris
detection system. This flagship product has been deployed in major airports such as
Singapore’s Changi Airport, Dubai International Airport and Hong Kong International
Airport. It has recently won its first contract from a U.S. commercial airport, Miami
International Airport, which is also one of the world’s top commercial aviation hubs.
Since its certification by the US Federal Aviation Administration in 2012, the iFerret™
patented technology has been successfully deployed in major airports, generating
significant revenue for the company, including recurring revenue for the maintenance
of the surveillance system. With continued innovation, as demonstrated in the
development of iFerret™, Stratech is positioned to capture new business opportunities
as they emerge and sustain its long-term growth.
3. MindChamps Holdings Pte Limited
IPOS Award for Trade Mark Portfolio
Representative: Mr David Chiem, Founder, Chairman and Group CEO
MindChamps is an international mind development institute that has trained over
60,000 students from pre-school to university level in the art of learning and in having
a winning mindset. MindChamps synthesised research from the 4 domains of
Education, Psychology, Neuroscience and Theatre to addressing the gap that exists in
education wherein children are taught what to learn and not how to learn.
MindChamps has registered a comprehensive portfolio of trade marks to protect its
products and services both locally and overseas. This has allowed the company to
pursue a successful franchise model, underpinned by its established brand name and
scientifically validated curriculum, which is designed to ensure children develop a
deep passion for learning and a Champion Mindset.
4. Stratech Systems Limited (Overall champion)
WIPO IP Enterprise Trophy
Stratech has had a positive impact on airfield safety and security through its iFerret™
Intelligent Airfield/Runway Surveillance and Foreign Object & Debris Detection
System. This important contribution sets Stratech apart, and led the judges to
recognise it as the overall champion of the IPOS IP Awards and winner of the WIPO
IP Enterprise Trophy.
5. Creative Technology Limited
WIPO Users’ Trophy
Representative: Mr S. Sivananthan, Vice President, Legal Services
Creative Technology is a prestigious household name in the technology sector,
offering leading solutions to creative and technical challenges faced by companies
large and small worldwide. Found in 1980, Creative Technology has constantly
evolved with the times to retain companies like General Electric, IBM, General Motors
and their advertising agencies as their clients for over 30 years.
Creative Technology is an active user of WIPO’s suite of IP services, such as the
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system for patents, and the Madrid system for trade
marks. In particular, Creative Technology has an extensive history of using the PCT
system to protect their ground-breaking innovations in audio-visual technology in a
number of key markets. Over the past 20 years, Creative Technology has lodged
more than 200 applications, as they actively and strategically manage their valuable IP
assets to extract maximum value from them.
Judging Criteria
IPOS partnered the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and launched the
WIPO-IPOS IP Awards in 2013 during IP Week @ SG. The Awards, given out annually,
seek to honour excellence in innovation and creativity, by recognising outstanding
organisations in Singapore which leverage on their IP successfully and are role models
for other organisations in their industries to emulate.
The winners of the below-mentioned awards were selected based on the following
criteria by the judging panels listed below:
Award: IPOS Award for Design Innovation
This award is given in recognition of an organisation’s successful efforts in developing a
competitive edge through a registered design or registered designs.
Judging Criteria:
 Design must be registered with IPOS
 Design must be innovative
 Design must serve or enhance the purpose of the product and provide
downstream benefits for users of the design
 Design must be integral to the organisation’s business model and marketing
strategies
 Design must enable business growth
 Design must have a positive impact on the organisation’s revenue or cost
 Design must enhance the organisation’s business competitiveness
 Design must significantly improve the quality of life or well-being of society, or
enable the protection of the environment and promote sustainable development
 Design must be exemplary and inspire other creators and innovators to emulate
the organisation’s success
Panel of Judges:
1) Mr Low Cheaw Hwei
Vice President, Global Head of Product and Service Design
Head of Design, Asia
Philips Design
2) Mr Tai Lee Siang
President, Design Business Chamber Singapore
3) Mr Eric Teo
Chairman, Institute of Valuers and Appraisers of Singapore (IVAS) Work Group
Award: IPOS Award for Technology Patent
This award serves to recognise a company which has developed a competitive edge
using patented technologies.
Judging Criteria:
 Patent must be granted and filed with IPOS.
 Patent must serve or enhance the purpose of the invention and provide
downstream benefits for users of the invention
 Patent must possess a technical advantage compared to existing technologies
 Patent must have high potential for commercialisation
 Patent must be integral to the organisation’s business model and marketing
strategies
 Patent must enable business growth
 Patent must have a positive impact on the organisation’s revenue or cost
 Patent must enhance the organisation’s business competitiveness
 Patent must significantly improve the quality of life or well-being of society, or
enable the protection of the environment and promote sustainable development
 Patent must be exemplary and inspire other creators and innovators to emulate
the organisation’s success
Panel of Judges:
1) Professor Hang Chang Chieh
Executive Director, Institute for Engineering Leadership
Head, Division of Engineering & Technology Management, Faculty of Engineering
National University of Singapore
2) Mr Leslie Loh
Managing Director, Red Dot Ventures
3) Professor Tsui Kai Chong
Provost, SIM University
Award: IPOS Award for Trade Mark Portfolio
This award is given in recognition of an organisation’s successful efforts in leveraging its
trade mark portfolio as a growth strategy.
Judging Criteria:
 Trade marks must be registered with IPOS
 Trade marks must be integral to the organisation’s business model and marketing
strategies
 Trade marks must have positive impact on the organisation’s revenue
 Trade marks must be exemplary and inspire other creators and innovators to
emulate the organisation’s success
Panel of Judges:
1) Ms Toe Su Aung
Co-Founder & Director, Elipe Limited
2) Mr Abhijit Ghosh
Partner, International Tax, PricewaterhouseCoopers Services LLP
3) Mr Luke Lim
Chief Executive Officer, A.S. Louken
4) Ms Audrey Yap
Managing Partner, Yusarn Audrey & Partners
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WIPO IP Enterprise Trophy
The WIPO IP Enterprise Trophy is awarded to the most outstanding recipient of the IPOS
Awards for Design Innovation, Technology Patent and Trade Mark Portfolio.
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WIPO Users’ Trophy
The WIPO Users’ Trophy is awarded to a particular user of WIPO’s IP services. These
services include the Patent Cooperation Treaty System (for patents), the Madrid System
(for trade marks), the Hague System (for registered designs) and the Lisbon System
(appellations of origin), together with the services of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation
Center. The Trophy recognises the early adoption or innovative use of these services.
The WIPO Users’ Trophy is awarded solely at the discretion of WIPO.