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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 […]

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

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,

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

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

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

Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP), Ministry of Laws and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia, have been exchanging contacts and visits with the International Trademark Association (INTA). First part of the exchange occurred when INTA delegates recently made an audience with the Director General of Intellectual Property, Min Usihen, at the DGIP Office

Arabika Java Sukapura Tasikmalaya coffee has been the most recent addition to the lineup of local Indonesian coffees that was granted Geographical Indication protection. The awarding ceremony was held Bandung, West Java, on December 22, 2022. Arabika Java Sukapura Tasikmalaya itself is a variety of Arabica coffee that has been grown exclusively within the Regency

Jakarta – Direktur Jenderal Kekayaan Intelektual (Dirjen KI) Min Usihen menyatakan harapannya akan kinerja para pemeriksa merek dilaksanakan penuh integritas dan profesionalitas, utamanya di tahun 2023 yang telah dicanangkan sebagai Tahun Merek Nasional. Hal tersebut disampaikannya dalam sambutan pengambilan sumpah jabatan pejabat fungsional Pemeriksa Merek Utama dan Komisi Banding Paten. “Tahun ini kita telah canangkan