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 in 1998 at the United States Patent and…
Since 2017, Kylian Mbappé has contributed 170+ goals for the Paris Saint-Germain football club. Since then, Mbappé has introduced a celebration pose with crossed arms clamped in his armpits after he scores. Apparently, the pose was registered as a Trademark in the same year and will be protected at least until August 2027. In…
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The revised Japan Trademark Law will come into effect on April 1, 2024, introducing the “Letter of Consent” to overcome conflicts with earlier Trademark registrations. However, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) recently announced that evidence must be provided in addition to a consent letter obtained from the earlier registrant when applying Article 4(4) of…
![[重要] 向印度尼西亚进口纺织品、箱包和鞋类需提供商标证书 - AFFA IPR](https://affa.co.id/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/article-layout-Landscape-Import-Certificate-chn-650x366.jpg "[重要] 向印度尼西亚进口纺织品-箱包和鞋类需提供商标证书-AFFA")
2024 年 3 月 10 日生效，旨在加强对商标的保护并控制市场上的产品质量，印度尼西亚共和国工业部 (Kemenperin) 开始实施对纺织品、箱包和鞋类产品进口有重大影响的新法规。2024 年第 5 号工业部长条例修正案第 23 (3) 条规定了这些产品进口的技术审查签发程序。 重大变化在于增加了进口商申请进口商识别号（API-U）时必须附加的以下文件： 印尼法律和人权部知识产权总局颁发的商标证书； 商标所有人向授权代表出具的许可协议、再许可和/或委任书的记录证明；以及 商标所有者或授权代表的进口委任书。 受影响产品 – 纺织品：纤维、长丝纱线和片状织物； – 纺织产品：地毯或其他纺织地板覆盖物、服装、服装配件和其他纺织成品； – 箱包：行李箱、钱包、书包、运动包、手提包和其他包袋； – 鞋类：鞋履、凉鞋和软皮鞋。 一般进口许可程序仍适用，贸易型进口企业需要获得一般进口商识别号（API-U）。申请程序包括一般进口商核查（VIU），随后由工业部进行技术审议（Pertek）。要获得 API-U，需要向贸易部提交 VIU 报告和 Pertek 结果。 对进口商的影响 对于尚未在印尼注册商标的进口商，这项新要求是重要提醒。 鉴于商标注册过程耗时较长（约 1-2 年），需要尽快与商标所有人沟通，以获得必要的证书，避免在获得进口许可证方面出现延误。 如需有关该法规的更多信息，包括如何在印尼注册商标，请随时通过电子邮件[email protected]与我们联系。
Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Indonesia are close neighbors but far away. You only need to travel by land to reach it, but after flying for more than five hours from Jakarta to Jayapura, Papua. However, just like the province of Papua, which borders it, PNG is a country with more inland areas than urban…
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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.…
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…
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.…
印度尼西亚商标不使用撤销诉讼 2016年第20号法《商标和地理标志法》（以下简称“《商标法》”）对商标保护方式以及失去商标保护的各种原因（不使用是其中之一）进行规范。《商标法》第74条第(1)款规定，有利害关系的第三方也可以出于下述理由向商事法院提起注册商标撤销诉讼：自注册或最后一次使用之日起，该商标已连续3年未在商品和/或服务贸易中使用。但是，也有一些例外情况，即： 印有拟撤销商标的商品受到进口限制； 与使用相关商标的商品分销许可有关的禁令或授权方的临时决定已生效；或 存在政府法规规定的其他类似禁令。 我们在此为您提供3（三）个关于印度尼西亚商标不使用撤销诉讼的常见问题： 1. 拟撤销的商标尚未注册，我可以向商标局提出撤销申请吗？ 《商标法》明确规定，只有以不使用为由才能撤销已注册的商标，并且只能向商事法院提起诉讼。一些国家有与此不同的做法，即可以向商标局或商标上诉委员会提起不使用撤销诉讼。 2. 被告是否承担举证责任？ 举证责任由原告承担。因此，原告必须提供所有必要的证据，以证明自商标注册或最后一次使用之日起，被告确实已连续3年未使用该商标。 3. 原告是否必须提供不使用调查报告？ 《商标法》并未明确规定为证明商标是否已被使用而应提供的证据清单。但在实践中，我们一般都会提供完整的调查报告，以证明已完成深入细致的线上和线下调研（以及调查）。经常伴随此类调查报告出现的问题是地域差异性。这种地域差异性将导致与报告相关的费用居高不下。 从更明确的视角来看，印度尼西亚有1.8万多个岛屿。根据我们的经验，即便在主要城市完成调查报告，被告往往仍有可能提出关于他们在我国偏远地区进行的销售中使用了商标的证据。但是，请记住，商事法院并不总是将单次使用视为充分的使用证据。 我们一般会尽可能建议客户在提起不使用撤销诉讼前选择其他诉讼方式，如友好和解和提起恶意无效诉讼，因为这两种诉讼的胜诉率往往高于不使用撤销诉讼。 若需要更多有关印度尼西亚不使用撤销诉讼的信息，请随时通过[email protected]与我们联系。