In January 2015, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and Cambodia's Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH) for aligning the IP regimes of the two countries. Following the IPOS/Cambodia MoU, on September 21 2015, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and IPOS signed a new MoU. With these two MoUs, IPOS expands its global leadership role by cementing its global ties with UKIPO and opening a new entry into Cambodia's IP regime.