German-based sports apparel giant, PUMA, just embarked in another crusade towards local businesses owning similar marks. This time, PUMA filed a cancellation lawsuit against a mark “PUMA” with similar “jumping cat” logo, which had been registered since December 14, 2009, in the name of Reno Mustopoh under registration number IDM000229381. Instead of sporting-related goods, the […]
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Directorate of Mark and Geographical Indication of the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) recently held a meeting to evaluate the performance of trademark substantive examiners throughout 2023. The meeting spanned four days from August 29 to September 1, 2023, at Jayakarta Suites, Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province. Director of Mark and Geographical Indications,
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Swiss-based famous chocolate manufacturer Delfi was recently forced to swallow bitter pills as the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia decided against them in a lawsuit over the company’s mark “DELFI CHACHA”. The company has used the mark for small droplets of chocolate candies, a product that is popular among Indonesians. The case was
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Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on August 23, 2023, signed a Memorandum of Understanding and launched an initiative called Intellectual Property (IP) Register. The signing was held amidst the 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM). The MoU is intended to extend cooperation between ASEAN and WIPO on specific
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