Manila, May 13 -- The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) welcomes the appointment of Singapore's Daren Tang as the new Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

"We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the appointment of DG-elect Daren Tang. WIPO member states are assured not only of a smooth transition to the new management but, more importantly, of hopes of a future that may resemble the remarkable success Mr. Tang had achieved during his leadership at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore," IPOPHL Director General Rowel Barba said in a statement Wednesday.

Barba said they welcome the appointment as an opportunity to reinvigorate advancement of globally shared innovation an...