Jakarta, 18 September 2025 – We are pleased to share that AFFA has been recognized with two awards at the Indonesia Law Firm Awards 2025, organised by Asia Business Law Journal. We received recognition as: Best Boutique Law Firm in Indonesia IP Enforcement Firm About...
The Indonesian Intellectual Property (IP) Task Force, a cross-ministerial special task force of the Republic of Indonesia, consists of the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP), the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGCE), the National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM), the Ministry of Communication...
When your Trademark Registration application is rejected in Indonesia, it is often due to the existence of another prior Trademark with the same elements that have been registered in the same class with the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP). Since Indonesia applies the first-to-file principle, if...
Since mid-2023, AFFA has been entrusted with handling disputes over the Marlin, Trademark owned by Trek Bicycle Corporation, headquartered in Waterloo, United States. Marlin is Trek’s Trademark for its flagship mountain bike frame. In its home country, Marlin has been used since 1994 and was registered...
AFFA Intellectual Property Rights—Indonesia & Timor Leste are delighted to announce that our Managing Partner, Emirsyah Dinar, will attend the highly anticipated International Trademark Association (INTA)’s 146th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, USA, this May. As a leading global association of Trademark owners and professionals, INTA’s annual meeting...
This article is a continuation of the previous article, which discussed the Challenges of Intellectual Property Protection in the Digital Era for countries in Southeast Asia, as presented at the 2024 ASEAN Intellectual Property Association (IPA) Annual General Meeting & Conference, which took place on March 1-2...
Dear friends and colleagues, Due to massive riots in parts of Papua New Guinea, we regret to inform you that we are experiencing disruptions for the time being. There will be some delays in providing you with the filing receipts and updates, but we will do our...
AFFA Intellectual Property Rights – Indonesia & Timor Leste are delighted to announce that our team members, Emirsyah Dinar (Managing Partner), Fariz Syah Alam (Partner – Trademark), and Amelia Zafin (Associate – Trademark), will be attending the highly anticipated International Trademark Association (INTA)’s 145th Annual Meeting in...
Indonesia has made its way to be recognised among the top 10 countries in the world with the most Trademark filings. According to WIPO’s report in 2022, Indonesia recorded 127,142 Trademark filings – the number is higher than Vietnam (113,079), Argentina (85,844), the Philippines (64,946), and South...
The most awaited update from Timor Leste is finally here – the Copyright Law was passed by the Parliament with 48 votes in favor, zero against, and one abstention. However, the Law may still be amended/corrected further before it is presented to the President of Timor Leste...
