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Indonesia – Foreign Beverage Manufacturer Prevails!

Multi Access Limited (“Multi Access”) recently succeeded in their claim to cancel the trademark registrations of a local entrepreneur, Dhalim Soekodanu (“Dhalim”), on the ground of bad faith, pursuant to Trademark Law No. 15 of 2001, Article 4. Multi Access is the owner of numerous trademark registrations for “王老吉” which is pronounced as WONG LO […]

ASEAN – Comparison of Design Practices

Design laws vary by country. Some countries classify designs as patents and some have separate “registered design” or “industrial design” systems. In some countries, designs of products must be whole products in order to be registrable and not parts of products. Some countries allow protection of only part or parts of the product but the […]

Indonesia Supreme Court Issues New Rules On Search Warrant And Preliminary Injunction (Provisional Decision)

The Supreme Court of Indonesia has issued Regulation No. 5 of 2012 laying down the requirements and procedure for obtaining a Provisional Decision on Intellectual Property Rights Violations. A Provisional Decision in Indonesia has a similar effect as a Search Warrant and Preliminary Injunction against alleged infringers. The new rules took effect on 30 July […]

Trademark System In Indonesia

What is the law that regulates trademarks in Indonesia? There is a Trade Marks Act in Indonesia (Law No.15 year 2001 dated August 1, 2001) which is still valid and in force and governs trademark matters. What is the office in charge of trademarks in Indonesia? Trademark rights are acquired on the basis of proper […]

Indonesia – Trademark Infringement and Improper Use Due to Similarity in Packaging Leading to Cancellation of Mark in Indonesia

Background The Plaintiff PT. Topindo Atlas Asia owns the registered trademark “ ” in class 04 under registration number 504089 for goods such as oil lubricants for motorcycles. The Applicant is related to the TOP 1 Oil Products Company that was founded in 1979 in the United States of America by William A. Ryan, with the […]