Dear friends and colleagues, The Indonesian Patent Office has announced another extension to settle the outstanding patent annuity to July 31, 2020. However, the extension is only valid for those who have previously provided an undertaking which states the commitment to pay the unpaid annuity fee. The...
In the past few days, the Directorate General of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Indonesia (the DGIP)Â has sent notices to foreign patent owners with regard to the patent holders’ obligations to pay the outstanding annuities within 6 months. Failure to pay up the ‘debt’ caused...
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...
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,...
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 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...
