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Effective March 10, 2024, in order to increase Trademark protection and control product quality on the market, Indonesian Ministry of Industry (MOI) has implemented a new regulation significantly impacting importers of textiles, textile products, bags, and footwear. This revision to MOI Regulation No. 5 of 2024 Article 23(3) concerns the procedures for issuing technical considerations…
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.…
Knowing that the original price of “Windows 11 Home” on the Microsoft website is sold for IDR 2,999,999, but on the well-known e-commerce in Indonesia, it can be found for only IDR 20,000, complete with the promise of an activation key that is valid forever. What’s even crazier is that this high price disparity opens…
Region lock is a Digital Rights Management (DRM) restriction placed on content or devices. It restricts their use to a specific geographical region. You might know that Netflix Japan has a different movie catalog than Netflix Indonesia. That’s the basic idea, but why? Before we delve into discussion about the “why,” let’s first learn…
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…
Recently, the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Republic of Indonesia (DGCE) has taken widespread action against tons of illegal food to protect consumers and the Indonesian food industry. Because the ingredients of food imported illegally are unknown, it can endanger residents and disrupt the distribution of local food producers. But did you…
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…
Indonesia Issues Publisher Rights: Google and Social Media Must Collaborate with Local Media The President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, on February 20, 2024, signed the Presidential Regulation Number 32 of 2024 concerning the Responsibility of Digital Platform Companies to Support Quality Journalism. One of the provisions in that regulation, which President Joko…
AFFA Listed as a WTR 1000 Recommended Firm 2024 in Indonesia AFFA Intellectual Property Rights proudly announces its consecutive inclusion in the WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals. This prestigious recognition underscores our unwavering dedication to providing exceptional trademark services and reaffirms our position as a trustworthy partner for safeguarding your valuable Intellectual Property.…
인도네시아의 상표 불사용취소심판 상표 및 지리적 표시에 관한 법률 2016년 제20호(이하 “상표법“이라 칭함)는 상표가 보호되는 방법 및 미사용 등 다양한 이유로 상표를 상실하는 방법을 규정합니다. 상표법 제74조 제1항은 등록상표의 취소는 상표가 등록일 또는 마지막 사용일로부터 상품 및/또는 서비스 거래에서 3년 연속 사용되지 않았음을 근거로 이해관계가 있는 제삼자에 의해 상사법원에 소의 형태로 제기될 수도 있다고 명시합니다.…