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 is a must-attend event for IP practitioners worldwide.…
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 ago in Jakarta, Indonesia. As previously explained, the…
The 2024 ASEAN Intellectual Property Association (IPA) Annual General Meeting & Conference took place successfully on March 1-2 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Held at the Mandarin Oriental – Hotel, this event provided new insight to Intellectual Property (IP) Southeast Asian stakeholders regarding the challenges faced in the digital era. There was plenty of knowledge shared…
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 best to provide you with our responses as…
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 Singapore this May. As a leading global association…
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 Africa (39,863). This accomplishment is also complemented with…
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 before its promulgation. The Copyright Law consists of…
Our firm has received an award by the Asia Business Law Journal, the definitive guide to Asia’s leading law firms and lawyers, as the winning firm in the IP Protection category in Indonesia for 2 years in a row. This is a testament to our desire to keep improving and to give the best solutions…
Our firm has received a rather flattering award by the Asia Business Law Journal, the definitive guide to Asia’s leading law firms and lawyers, as the winning firm in the IP Protection category in Indonesia. This is a testament to our desire to keep improving and to give the best solutions to our clients around the…
The Law No. 11 Year 2020 on Job Creations (hereinafter referred to as “the Omnibus Law”) was finally signed by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, on November 2, 2020. The Omnibus Law is 1,187 pages long and it consists of numerous revisions to the existing laws that are aimed to spur…