Alif Muhammad Gultom

Associate

Email

agultom@jahja.com

Link

Education

University of Islam Indonesia

Bachelor’s Degree in Law

(2016 -2020)

University College Cork

LL.M in Intellectual Property & E-Law

(2022-2023)

Personal Info

Mr. Alif Gultom is currently an Associate in the Trademark Team at Januar Jahja and Partners. He currently handles both contentious and non-contentious trademark matters, including trademark prosecution, clearance searches, oppositions, and responses to initial rejection, as well as contentious matters such as online takedowns, cease and desist letters, and negotiations.

He has years of professional experience in legal research and analysis, focusing on Intellectual Property and Technology Law. Before joining JJP, he worked at an IP firm handling various trademark and copyright matters. He is also a lecturer at a university in Indonesia and has authored several journal papers, articles, and books.

He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree from Universitas Islam Indonesia (International Program) and pursued advanced studies, earning an LL.M. in Intellectual Property and E-Law at University College Cork, Ireland, in 2023.

He loves spending time at the library with a good book and trying out new coffee spots. Life’s little pleasures: books and a cup of joe!

Publications

“INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Extends Non-Use Cancellation Period to Five Years”, INTA Bulletin march 2025, available at: https://www.inta.org/perspectives/law-practice/indonesia-constitutional-court-extends-non-use-cancellation-period-to-five-years/.

"Online Counterfeiting in Indonesia: What Rights Holders Need to Know.”, World Trademark Review (WTR), 23 August 2024, available at: https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/data/online-marketplace-counterfeit-hotspots/online-marketplace-counterfeit-hotspots/article/online-marketplaces-in-indonesia-should-be-counterfeit-enforcement-radars-0

“Intellectual Property as Collateral: The Future of IP in Commercial Transactions”, Jatiswara Vo. 39 No. 2, July 2024, available at: https://doi.org/10.29303/jtsw.v39i2.730.

“Protecting Our Mosts Valuable Personal Data: A Comparison Of Transborder Data Flow Laws In The European Union, United Kingdom, And Indonesia” PLR Vol. 5 No. 2, February 2024, available at: https://doi.org/10.20885/PLR.vol5.iss2.art3.

“Data Sharing Practices Under Data Governance Act: Balancing Privacy And Utility - A Legal Study”, Master Thesis supervised by Dr. Darius Whelan, University College Cork, 2023.

“Cyber Crime, Cyber Law dan Cyber Profession”, Book published with Rajagrafindo, 2023, available at: https://www.rajagrafindo.co.id/produk/cyber-crime-cyber-law-dan-cyber-profession-budi-agus-riswandi-alif-muhamad-gultom/.

“Preserving Indigenous Cultures: Analyzing Geographical Indication Registration for Indigenous People Protection in Indonesia”, Journal of Judicial Review Vol. 25 No. 1, June 2023, available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.37253/jjr.v25i1.7647.

“The Power of Legal Certainty in the Trademark Exhaustion Principle Governing Parallel Imports”, Audito Comparative Law Journal, Vol. 4 No. 2, May 2023, available at: https://doi.org/10.22219/aclj.v4i2.25232.

“Key Issues of NFT (Non-Fungible Token): How Transfer of Copyright Should Adapt?”, Perspektif Hukum, Vol. 23 No. 1, May 2023, available at: https://doi.org/10.30649/ph.v23i1.197.

“Domain Name Under UDRP: Unregistered Trademark Protection Based On Current Decisions”, IJLLR Vol. 5 Issue 1, February 2023, available at: https://www.ijllr.com/post/domain-name-under-udrp-unregistered-trademark-protection-based-on-current-decisions.

“Indonesia's ongoing struggle against IP infringement offline and online”, ManagingIP, 17 May 2022, available at: https://www.managingip.com/article/2a7cqumzuc6gf77zb0nwg/indonesias-ongoing-struggle-against-ip-infringement-offline-and-online.

“30 Indonesia Domestic and International Cases” Book published with Yonsei University Press, ISBN 9788968505881, 2021, available at: https://book.naver.com/bookdb/book_detail.nhn?bid=20612196.