PATENT

Patents for inventions allow the protection of the technical and technological features of products or methods which are novel, non-obvious [inventive steps] and have an industrial application and reproducibility.

Budiman & Budiman represents clients both in the filing and prosecution phases at national and international level.

REQUIREMENT FOR PATENT REGISTRATION IN INDONESIA

Indonesia grants patents for inventions that are novel, contain an inventive step and are industrially applicable. The term of protection is 20 years. A simple [petty] patent may be granted for new products that have practical use. The term of protection for these is 10 years. Indonesia is a member of both the Patent Co-Operation Treaty and the Paris Convention.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A FILING DATE IN INDONESIA

PCT National Phase
• Copy of the International Application including description, claims and drawings
• Application Form

Paris Convention and Original Filings
• Copy of the description, abstract, claims and drawings
• Application Form

We will arrange for translation of the specification into Bahasa Indonesia locally. This translation may be submitted within one (1) month of filing the application in Indonesia.

Documents that must be submitted within three (3) months of filing in Indonesia.

* A Power of Attorney 
* Declaration of Ownership 
* Assignment of Invention

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Further documents are required as follows:

PCT National Phase
• International Search Report
• International Preliminary Examination Report and Chapter II Demand

Paris Convention and Original Filings
• Certified copy of Priority Document (to be filed within 16 months of the priority date)

Publication
• Publication takes place after formalities examination has been completed. The application will be published for six months during which period any interested third party may file an opposition.

Substantive examination
Substantive examination of a standard patent must be requested within:

For PCT National Phase
• 36 months from international filing date.

For Paris Convention and Original Filings
• 36 months from Indonesian filing date.

Substantive examination may not commence until the six month publication period has expired.

Annuities
• Annuities payments do not fall due until one year from the date of grant of a patent. At that time, all back annuities must be paid.

For more information, please feel free to email us at: info@budiman-iplaw.com