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Overcoming Inconsistent Rulings: When an Appeal Makes All the Difference
The purpose of a trademark is to provide clear distinctions about the quality of goods or services associated to it. As such, a trademark in itself must be distinctive so that potential consumers can easily identify it. Business owners go to great lengths in creating an original trademark that meet all the aforementioned criteria. Nevertheless,…
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Redefining Non-Use Cancellation Action in Indonesia
Non-use cancellation is a legal approach to challenge a valid trademark registration. The term “non-use” refers to a state where a registered trademark is not properly used in the course of trade. In determining a condition of non-use, duration is one significant factor. According to Article 19 of the TRIPS Agreement, the minimum period is…
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Zoom V. Zoom: The Regulations Concerning Well-Known Marks In Indonesia
In terms of IP protection, there is a distinction between ordinary trademarks and well-known marks. Well-known marks are trademarks widely recognized by the public due to its acclaimed reputation, suggestive nature, and great attractiveness. The “ZOOM” trademark case illustrates that well-known status gives a significant advantage for trademark owners.
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Counterfeits and Customs: Updates on IP Protection at the Border
Counterfeiting is among the major issues in Indonesia Intellectual Property (IP) landscape. The number of counterfeit products and fake goods circulating in the market is evidently big enough to still warrant Indonesia a place in the USTR 301 Priority Watch List released last year. In the context of Criminal Law, the act of counterfeiting is…
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Indonesia and South Korea Strengthen Intellectual Property Cooperation
Image Credits: Humas DJKI / Kemenkumham RI (https://dgip.go.id/) Marking 50 years of diplomatic relationship between South Korea and Indonesia, on Friday, September 8th, 2023, the Directorate General of Intellectual Property from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia (DJKI) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) signed two Memorandums of…
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ALERT FOR PATENT HOLDERS | DUE DATE: AUGUST 26, 2019
At the aim of fostering technology transfer and investment all at once encouraging employment opportunities, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights has imposed a new ruling concerning working requirement of Indonesian Patent under the Ministry Regulation No. 15 of 2018, which took effect on May 22, 2018. Yet, the enforcement of this new regulation…
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NEW OFFICIAL IP FEES 2019
Again, increase in the filing fees of intellectual property protection including Patent, Trademark, Industrial Design and Copyright has just been released by The Directorate General of Intellectual Property (“Indonesian IP Office”). The ruling was stipulated under Government Regulation (GR) No. 28 of 2019, and was surprisingly announced by the IP Office only two days before…
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NEW PATENT LAW ENACTED
In the effort of enhancing legal protection for the inventors and patentees, the Indonesian Parliament, recently passed new legislation concerning Patent amending the old law, enacted on August 26, 2016. Several significant points to be noted among others are as follows: New Inclusions in the scope of Simple Patent Other than products, new process and…
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- Overcoming Inconsistent Rulings: When an Appeal Makes All the Difference
- Redefining Non-Use Cancellation Action in Indonesia
- Zoom V. Zoom: The Regulations Concerning Well-Known Marks In Indonesia
- Counterfeits and Customs: Updates on IP Protection at the Border
- Indonesia and South Korea Strengthen Intellectual Property Cooperation
