Razer swept three awards at the WIPO-IPOS Intellectual Property Awards 2019, a testimony of the company’s relentless pursuit of innovation in the gaming industry.
The awards are jointly organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS). Razer won three awards in all available award categories.
The WIPO-IPOS Intellectual Property Awards 2019
The awards were presented by Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Chan Chun Sing:
- WIPO IP Enterprise Trophy o The WIPO IP Enterprise Trophy is awarded to the most outstanding recipient of the IPOS Award for IP Champions. The objective is to recognize an organization that has made imaginative use of IP in their business activities
- WIPO Users’ Trophy o 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 (for appellations of origin), together with the services of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. The Trophy recognizes the early adoption or innovative use of these services. The WIPO Users’ Trophy is awarded at the discretion of WIPO.
- IPOS Award for IP Champions o The IPOS Award for IP Champions is awarded to the top three organizations that have successfully achieved outstanding enterprise growth with a strong IP and IA strategy.
Over 3,000 IP Filings Since 2005
As of June 2019, Razer has filed over 3,000 patents, trademarks and registered designs in Singapore and globally since its founding in 2005.
Razer’s innovations have disrupted multiple industries in the gaming landscape. Some of Razer’s innovations include:
- Razer Chroma, the world’s most popular RGB lighting system for gamers, with over 500 connected devices, 150 compatible games and 25 partners such as Philips Hue and Thermaltake.
- Razer Blades are now some of the world’s most acclaimed gaming laptops, and this is a category which Razer pioneered in. Gaming laptops are now among the fastest growing segments in the global laptop industry.
- Razer mechanical gaming keyboards have transformed the way gamers interact with their games. The latest Razer Huntsman Elite mechanical keyboard offers optical switches that provide key actuation at light speed – each key is activated using optical beams of light – for absolute performance in esports tournaments.
- The Razer Viper gaming mouse features the same optical switch technology and it has received widespread acclaim from esports pros and technology media upon its Aug 2019 release.
- Razer Gold is the world’s most popular virtual credits for gamers. Available at over one million touchpoints, Razer Gold has allowed many gamers to gain easier access to digital gaming content, and publishers to monetize in new regions. Razer Gold users are also rewarded with loyalty points known as Razer Silver.
Razer’s Impact of the Global Community
Apart from driving technology leadership in the gaming space, Razer has also been a pioneer in esports.
Razer successfully helped to lobby for the inclusion of esports as a medal sport for the first time in history at the Southeast-Asian Games 2019 (Dec 2019). Razer is also supporting national esports associations and organizations in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand in their selection and training with the region’s first professional esports bootcamp in early Sep 2019.
As a corporate citizen, Razer has been constantly driving initiatives to give back to society. It is currently working on an initiative to develop products for disabled gamers.
The company is a strong supporter of student internship talent and development initiatives. Its zVentures investment arm works with start-ups that have a strategic alignment with Razer’s global gaming strategy.
Razer’s current research and development (R&D) efforts will be accelerated in its new SE Asia office opening in 2020 in Singapore. The new building will include an incubator space for start-ups, to encourage the creation and generation of new ideas and technologies.
