Procedures

Estimated three (3) to four (4) years for smooth application

• Filing new patent application
• National Phase entry via PCT route within thirty-one (31) months from the earliest claimed priority date OR
• Patent application via Paris Convention route within twelve (12) months from the earliest claimed priority date
• Formality examination
• Publication at around eighteen (18) months from filing date for a period of six (6) months for opposition  (if any)
• Substantive examination (Request to be filed within thirty-six (36) months from International or Convention filing date)
• Grant of the patent

Requirements

• Name, nationality and address of the applicant(s) and inventor(s)
• Deed of assignment if the applicant(s) is not the inventor(s)
• Patent specification including description, claims, abstract and drawing(s)
• Power of Attorney
• Priority details (if any)
• Certified copy of Priority Document (if priority is claimed)
• WIPO publication (for PCT route)
• Application should be filed in Indonesian

Grant & Maintenance

• Twenty (20) years from the filing date
  
• Annual maintenance fees are due each year after date of grant
• Late payment of annuities is subject to surcharge

Remarks*

• Novelty grace period: six (6) months before first priority date or filing date
  
• Inventions may also be protected as Utility Model (Simple Patent) with validity term of ten (10) years from the filing date
  

Legal Basis

• Regulation Number 38 of 2018 regarding Patent Application
  
• Law No. 13 of 2016 regarding Patent
  

Procedures

Estimated twelve (12) to eighteen (18) months for smooth application

• Filing new industrial design application
• Paris Convention route to be filed within six (6) months from the earliest claimed priority date
• Formality examination
• Publication within three (3) months from the filing date
• Opposition / Objection (should be filed at the latest 3 months as of the date of commencement of the publication) (if any)
• Substantive examination
• Proceed to registration

Requirements

• Name, nationality and address of the applicant(s) and designer(s) / author(s)
  
• Representation of the design with respective view(s) to be filed
• Title and brief description of the design
• Classification of the design in accordance with Locarno Classification
• Deed of assignment if the applicant(s) is not the designer(s) / author(s)
• Power of Attorney
• Priority details (if any)
• Certified copy of Priority Document (if priority is claimed)
• Application should be filed in Indonesian

Validity Term & Maintenance

• Ten (10) years from the filing date
  
• No renewal or annual maintenance available
  

Remarks*

• Multiple design application is available
  
• Novelty grace period: six (6) months before first priority date or filing date
  

Legal Basis

• Law No. 31 of 2000 about Industrial Design in Indonesia (effective 20 December 2000)
  

Requirements

• Sample of the work or creation (can be in the form of: printed materials, CD/USB (for software creation) and manual book)
• Power of Attorney
• Declaration of ownership
• Deed of Assignment executed by the author(s) or creator(s) if the applicant(s) is not the author(s) or creator(s)
• Name, nationality and address of the applicant(s) and the author(s) or creator(s)
• Type and title and brief descriptions of the copyright
• Information on the first publication of the creation
• Application should be filed in Indonesian

Protection Duration

• Copyright protection generally lasts for the creator's lifetime and seventy (70) years after his or her death with exceptions:
  
• Twenty-five (25) years from first publication for software, cinematographic and photographic works, images and adaptations
• Infinity for traditional cultural expressions that are held by the state
• Fifty (50) years from creation for works created by legal entities

Remarks*

• Copyright protection is obtained automatically without any need for registration or other formalities
  
• Registration of copyright is in voluntary nature but can be recorded for the purpose of evidence of legal ownership

Legal Basis

• Law No. 28 of 2014 concerning Copyright