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Trademark Procedure

TRADEMARK SEARCHING

  • Checking the availability of a trademark. Report with opinion will be generated.

(Estimate Duration : 5 – 7 Working Days)

FILING IN APPLICATION & FORMALITY EXAMINATION

  • Filing trademark application on Indonesia Intellectual Property
  • Trademark registrar will examine the application

(Estimate Duration : 15 Working Days)

TRADEMARK PUBLICATION

  • Application is published in the Official Buletin of Marks for 3 months

(Estimate Duration : 2 Months)

SUBSTANTIVE EXAMINATION

  • If NO opposition within publication, examination will be conducted for 150 working days.
  • Examiner who is appointed by the Minister of Law and Human Rights

TRADEMARK REGISTRATION & CERTIFICATE ISSUED

  • If passes the examination, Certifcate of Registration will be issue

Trademark Validity / Renewal
10 years from the filing date

Copyright Procedure

  • Copyright protection is automatic
  • A work has automatic protection if it satisfies requirement of the Copyright Act
  • Although this protection is automatic, author have option to record their copyright with the DGIP. It will be useful as an evidence when enforcing their copyright in Indonesia

COPYRIGHT RECORDATION PROCEDURE
** Recordation will be a proof of evidence for the author’s ownership as well as the date of creation has been recorded

  • FILING OF COPYRIGHT APPLICATION
  • FORMALITY EXAMINATION AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATION
  • ELECRONIC STORAGE OF APPLICATION
  • ISSUANCE OF GRANT CERTIFICATE

Copyright Validity
70 years

Industrial Design Procedure

FILING OF DESIGN APPLICATION

  • Prepare the documentation for the design / drawing for application with the DGIP
  • Formality examination (estimate in 3 months)

DESIGN PUBLICATION

  • If application has been accepted by Registrar, the design will be published by DG for 3 months

DESIGN SUBSTANTIVE EXAMINATION

  • The examiner will conduct examination (estimate in 6 months)

REGISTRATION OF DESIGN APPLICATION

  • If there is NO objection against application, DG will issue the certificate of registration (estimate 2 months)

Industrial Design Validity
10 years from the filing date

Patent Invention Procedure

FILING PATENT APPLICATION

  • Complete the required form
  • Submit all requirement document
  • Filing application with the DGIP
  • Formality examination (estimate in 14 days)

PATENT PUBLICATION

  • A patent application will be published within 18 months of the filing date
  • Awaiting time period of 18 months before publication

PATENT SUBSTANTIVE EXAMINATION

  • Request for examination has to be filed within 30 months after the filing date
  • Simple patent is examined only for novelty

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

  • Patent certificate will be issued (estimate 2 months)

Patent Validity
20 years from the filing date