Dear friends and colleagues, We hope you and your family are doing well. Due to the spread of COVID-19 in Jakarta, Indonesia, the Indonesian IP Office has suspended all physical services until the end of March. All deadlines in March have also been postponed until March 31st, 2020. However, depending on the situation,…
The protection of Trade Secrets in Indonesia is regulated under Law No. 30 Year 2000 on Trade Secret (“Trade Secret Law”). By definition, a Trade Secret is information that is unknown to the public in the field of technology and/or business. The information should also posses economic value due to its use in trade, and…
Since the enactment of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia Regulation No. 15 Year 2018 on the Postponement of Patent Implementation by the Patent Holder, we estimated that thousands of patent holders may have lodged in the requests to postpone the implementation of their patent registrations in Indonesia. This…
Dear friends and colleagues, If you are a non-Indonesian individual/company, by law you can either file a Trademark in Indonesia through the Madrid Protocol (if your country is a member of the Madrid Protocol) or you can file nationally by appointing a registered IP agent/attorney in Indonesia. Should you choose the latter, you will…
Dear friends and colleagues, It is the time of the year when we may have just signed up for the INTA Annual Meeting, looking for the hotels near the venue, checking out the flights, and most importantly sending some meeting invitations. The INTA Annual Meeting has proven to be an excellent occasion to meet…
Dear friends and colleagues, We are glad to announce that we will attend the upcoming World IP Forum in Taipei from September 6 to September 8, 2019. The event will serve as a great opportunity for fellow IP professionals to learn about the latest trends in IP as well as a great chance to…
Since the introduction of the new E-Filing system by the Directorate General of Intellectual Property of Indonesia (DGIP) on 17 August 2019, there have been several radical changes that have impacted the process of a Trademark application in Indonesia. We herewith summarize the 3 most important changes: 1. The prepaid payment voucher system Under…
Dear colleagues, As a follow up on the Directorate General of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Indonesia’s Circular No. HKI.KI.05.04-04 titled “EXTENSION OF TIME TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATION FOR UNPAID PATENT ANNUAL FEE FOR PATENT HOLDERS” which was issued on 17 February 2019, we herewith remind you that the deadline to pay the…
The Government of the Republic of Indonesia has issued Government Regulation No. 28 Year 2019 which regulates the official fees for public service matters, including intellectual property matter. This sudden announcement was issued on April 29, 2019 and there are several fees that have increased, among others, patent substantive examination fees, recordal fees, patent maintenance…
The Director General of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. Freddy Harris, A.C.C.S., has announced the extension of time to fulfill the obligation for the unpaid patent annual fee for patent holders in Indonesia. Previously in August 2018, the Indonesian IP Office had announced that failure to pay up the ‘debt’ caused by the…