After we have received submission, your business idea will be assessed by the relevant government agency. For simple cases, you can expect a response within 2 weeks. For more complex suggestion, it may take up a month or more.
If the application is incomplete or require further details, the PEP Secretariat will contact you for clarification. Therefore, please be clear and specific when you submit your business idea.
All information submitted will be treated in the strictest confidentiality. Only relevant individuals will have access to the business idea you provided. They include the PEP Secretariat, officers from the relevant agencies, and the PEP members.
PEP Secretariat will identify the relevant agency or agencies to assess your proposed business idea.
For the proposals which require assessment/approvals from more than one agency, we will also identify an agency to lead the assessment. This particular agency will be the key point-of-contact, and it will work with the other relevant agencies.
For the proposals which require assessment/approvals from more than one agency, we will also identify an agency to lead the assessment. This particular agency will be the key point-of-contact, and it will work with the other relevant agencies.
All First Mover applications will be handled in strict confidence. However, the First Mover Framework is not intended to be an avenue for businesses to register and protect their business ideas and their intellectual property rights. For this, we suggest that you seek legal advice on intellectual property rights.