Legal Framework
From The Report: Indonesia 2018
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This chapter examines Indonesia’s legal system, focusing on laws passed to enhance trademark protection; procedural changes set to speed up the registration process and other major developments.

It also contains a viewpoint from Todung Mulya Lubis, Founder and Senior Partner, Lubis Santosa & Maramis.

Articles from this Chapter

Overview

Welcome steps: Approved regulations have improved the protection of well-known brands
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Amid increasing awareness of the significance of intellectual property (IP) in today’s digital economy, we have witnessed some promising developments in Indonesia’s IP regulatory framework in recent years. Since 2014 the government has passed new laws on copyright, patents and trademarks. Although the mechanisms of IP enforcement and legal enforcement remain problematic, the Trademark and Geographical Indications Law No. 20 of 2016 (2016 Law) was warmly welcomed by Indonesia’s IP players.…

Viewpoint

Fair play: Todung Mulya Lubis, Founder and Senior Partner, Lubis Santosa & Maramis, on maintaining the rule of law
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Viewpoint: Todung Mulya Lubis A while back, I arbitrated a dispute over mining concessions between an Indonesian company and their foreign counterpart. The foreign firm made major investments to get the concessions, and then after a few years decided to cancel the transaction and pull out of Indonesia. They filed an arbitration case to reclaim their investment. The Indonesian company, however, blamed the claimant for terminating the contract due to their failure to understand the country’s business…