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Indonesian Patent Appeal Commission recently held a series of open sessions to discuss a number of patent applications brought for the Commission’s deliberation. The first session concerned with a third-party appeal filed by Indonesia for Global Justice, a Jakarta-based NGO who has been active in social justice and global liberalization issues, against patent granting of […]

The Indonesian IP Office – Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) – on May 12, 2023, conducted a ceremony where hundreds of counterfeit products as well as IPR-infringing articles were publicly annihilated. Director of Investigation and Dispute Settlement of the DGIP, Anom Wibowo, personally led the ceremony, where he symbolically commenced the main program by

The ongoing program where shopping malls and department stores are given intellectual property-based certification has recently been cited as one of ASEAN best practices. The commendation was expressed by the Chairman of ASEAN Network of Intellectual Property Enforcement Experts (ANIIE), Christine V. Pangilinan-Canlapan, during its 11th meeting that was held in Manila, Philippines, on 27

The Indonesian IP Office – Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) – has recently adjusted the flow to pay official fees for IPR registration. The change has been effectuated since May 3, 2023, for new patent and industrial design application, as well as patent annual maintenance, while new trademark application and trademark renewal followed later

A public discourse has been ongoing in various mainstream and social media platforms since the last four months concerning performing rights permission particularly for songs or musical compositions. The discourse first caught wider public attention when following a reunion concert Ahmad Dhani, the founder of an influential Indonesian rock band Dewa 19, openly forbid one

One of Indonesian prolific songwriters who is also the founder and leader of a renowned rock band Dewa 19, Ahmad Dhani Prasetyo, has engaged himself in a feud regarding public performance of his works with one of the band’s former lead vocalist, Once Mekel, who is also famous for his distinctive voice and unique vocal

Three former commissioners of the Indonesian National Collective Management Organization (LMKN), recently succeeded in challenging a Ministerial Decree that effectively terminated their commissionership only halfway through the tenure at the State Administrative Court of Central Jakarta. The object of the administrative lawsuit is the Decree of the Minister of Laws and Human Rights no. M.H.H-02.KI.01.04.01

Minister of Laws and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia, Yasonna H. Laoly, has recently appointed Min Usihen as the new Director General of Intellectual Property. Formal inauguration of the new DG, along with other senior officials of the Ministry, is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 4, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Prior to

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on March 1, 2023, between the Ministry of Laws and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), marking official commencement of collaboration between both state institutions for integrating and optimizing the outcomes of national research and innovation. Minister of Laws

President Joko Widodo demanded that the Ministry of Communication and Information along with the Press Council and press industry associations can finalize a draft for regulation concerning publishers’ rights can be finalized within one month. This was expressed by the president during his speech at the National Press Day commemoration, February 9, 2023, in Medan,