Area: 1913578.68 square kilometers.
With a population of 276 million (as of December 2022), Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country. In 2022, Indonesia's GDP reached IDR 19,588.4 trillion (approximately US$1.29 trillion), a year-on-year increase of 5.31%; its per capita GDP reached US$4,783.9; and its total foreign trade volume reached US$529.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 23.79%.
- Treaty Membership
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Paris Convention)
Accession: 1950
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Accession: 1997
- Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol)
Accession: 2018
III. Trademark Application Procedure and Required Documents
- Trademark Registrable Elements and Types
Elements that can be registered as trademarks in Indonesia include: text, graphics, symbols, slogans, three-dimensional logos, color combinations, sounds, motion graphics, holograms, location marks, etc.
The types of trademarks that can be registered in Indonesia are: trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks, and certification trademarks.
- Filing Routes
1) National filing (direct filing)
2) Madrid International Registration
- Required Documents
- Applicant's name, address and nationality;
- List of goods and/or services;
- Clear representation of the mark;
- Translation of the trademark;
- Power of attorney, signed only;
- Trademark ownership notice;
- If a priority is claimed, a certified copy of the priority document must be submitted within three months from the date of application.
- Application Procedure and Timeline
Filing: the 11th edition of the Nice Classification is adopted; multiple-class are possible; the principle of first-to-file is followed.
Formal examination: 1 month
Publication/Opposition: 2 months of opposition period
Substantive examination: 7-8 months
Registration: If everything goes well, it takes about 1 to 2 months from filing to registration
- Protection Period and Renewal
The validity period is 10 years from the date of application and can be renewed for 10 years each time before expiration.
- Assignment
Allowed for both pending and registered trademarks. A notarized assignment agreement, a power of attorney from the assignee, and identification documents of the assignor (if required) are required. The process takes approximately 3-6 months.
- Chang of Name/Address
Allowed for both pending and registered trademarks. A notarized proof of change is required for a name change, but no proof of change is required for a change of address. The processing period is approximately 3-6 months.
- Cancellation
Non-use Cancellation: If a trademark has not been used for 5 consecutive years, any interested party may file a cancellation request for the non-used trademark.
- Trademark application statistics *:
A: Statistics on total trademark applications:
2020: 101,056
2021: 106,279
2022: 120,335
B: Statistics of trademark applications from China:
2020: 5,753
2021: 4,343
2022: 4,274
