Trademarks

Prosecution

As one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and already the largest in Southeast Asia with over 270 million people, Indonesia offers immense business opportunities for brands. What’s more, Indonesia is a first-to-file trademark jurisdiction. This means that proactive registration of your trademarks is not only vital to taking advantage of these opportunities, but is also crucial to safeguard control of your brand and its reputation as well in this dynamic market.

Trademark prosecution refers to the process of applying for and obtaining a trademark registration. In Indonesia, trademark prosecution involves several stages and requires adherence to specific legal procedures established by the Directorate General of IP (DGIP or DJKI) based on the Indonesian Trademark Law No. 20/2016, among others. At JJP, we have a team of highly skilled IP professionals who possess deep practical knowledge of Indonesian trademark law and extensive experience to help guide you through every step of the trademark prosecution process, including but not limited to:

Conducting preliminary searches and advising on registrability of proposed trademarks;
Reviewing and advising on proposed specification of goods/services prior to filing;
Reporting filing and publication in a timely manner;
Reporting any Office Action and providing advice on same;
Status checks;
Reporting registration details in a timely manner; and
Forwarding the registration certificate with an English translation upon receipt.

Contentious

Trademark matters can also involve disputes between parties. These disputes can occur at various stages, and include but are not limited to: trademark oppositions; demand/cease & desist letters; online takedowns; .id domain name cases before the Domain Name Dispute Resolution Body (PPND) of the Indonesian Internet Domain Name Manager (PANDI), among others.

JJP’s Trademark Team has a wealth of experience assisting clients with their contentious trademark matters in Indonesia. This can require in-depth knowledge about both the Indonesian IP landscape and also relevant legal/administrative provisions as well. JJP has both registered IP consultants and bar-certified attorneys on its Trademark Team, in order to effectively handle almost any contentious trademark matter.

Depending upon the matter, the JJP Trademark Team’s work could overlap with and/or support other work in other practice areas, such as IP Litigation and/or Investigations.