Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) of the Ministry of Laws and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia recently organized a three-days event entitled “Festival Merek (Festival of Marks)”. The event, which was held at the main outdoor ground of the ministry’s HQ – called the “Red Square” – in Jakarta from 23 to […]
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The Supreme Court of the Republic in a recent decision rejected a cassation from an individual named Hasan Azhari who sued GoJek, an Indonesian multi-service platform and digital payment technology company, for an alleged copyright infringement. Gojek started in 2009 as a call center for connecting consumers to two-wheeled courier delivery or ride-hailing services, and
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The Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP), Ministry of Laws and Human Rights, in its headquarter in Kuningan area, South Jakarta, granted an audience to Jessamyn Honculada, an expert from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), who was on the mission to report the outcome of a research conducted by WIPO as requested by the
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Delegations from the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) and the Crime Investigation Agency of the Indonesian National Police (Bareskrim Polri) attended “the 16th International Law Conference – IP Crime Conference” that was recently held on 25-27 September 2023 at Thon Arena Hotel, Oslo, Norway. During the course of the conference, the DGIP held a
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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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Minister of Laws and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia, Yasonna Laolly, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, officially appointed Putri Ariani, a 17 years old singer songwriter, as the 2023 Intellectual Property Ambassador. In this role, Putri shall partner with the Ministry in promoting the importance of intellectual property protection especially to young generation.
Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP), Ministry of Laws Human Rights of the Republic Indonesia, on June 7, 2023, made a visit to the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center of the US Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. to discuss plans for cooperation between DGIP and Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) in intellectual property
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