Following several protests from various Chambers of Commerce around the world, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia is set to issue implementing regulation of Article 20 of Law No. 13 Year 2016 on Patents. The article stipulates that the Patent Holder shall manufacture the patented products or to use the patented process in Indonesia.…
As a response to many critics of Article 20 of the Law No. 13 Year 2016 on Patents (Patent Law), the Government of the Republic of Indonesia has finally issued a draft Presidential Decree on the Implementation of Patents by Patent Holders. As you may be aware, Article 20 of the Patent Law puts an…
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines now requires Declarations of Actual Use for Renewals of Trademark Registrations within 1 year from the Renewal Date. This new requirement only applies to registered marks whose renewal dates fall on 2017 onwards, even if the request for renewal is filed earlier. This is based on: IPOPHL MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR…
Dengan semakin maraknya pemasaran produk-produk yang berasal dari Indonesia di luar negeri, maka kebutuhan untuk mendapatkan hak atas Merek dari produk-produk tersebut merupakan salah satu komponen keputusan bisnis yang tidak dapat dikesampingkan. Saat ini, negara-negara Eropa seperti Belanda, Jerman, Swiss, Perancis, dan Italia merupakan tujuan ekspor bagi perusahaan-perusahaan Indonesia. Berdasarkan pengalaman kami, maka produsen makanan…
The Directorate General of Intellectual Property of Indonesia proposed several amendments to the current Patent Law No. 14 2001 as it may no longer be relevant to the ever changing technology and rapid growth of innovation both in Indonesia and overseas. The amendment also aims to increase the number or patent applications from Indonesia through…
The House of Representatives passed the new Patent Law during the general assembly at the House of Representatives in Jakarta on July 28, 2016. The new Patent Law is hoped to ensure the national technology development as well as providing both local and international inventors with more certainty of law. The new Patent Law is…