Daren Tang

Designed Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

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Daren Tang Heng Shim is the fifth and current Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Tang was reappointed on April 21, 2026 for a second term that will run from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2032. 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.