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Trade Marks and Geographical Indications

Merek dan Indikasi Geografis

Undang-Undang No. 20 Tahun 2016

UU No. 20 Tahun 2016.

Bahasa Indonesia

Key Subject Matter

UU No. 20 Tahun 2016 tentang Merek dan Indikasi Geografis mengatur pendaftaran merek, jenis tanda yang dapat didaftarkan, penolakan, jangka waktu dan perpanjangan, pengalihan dan lisensi, serta indikasi geografis.

English (British)

Key Subject Matter

Law No. 20 of 2016 on Trade Marks and Geographical Indications regulates trade-mark registration, registrable signs, grounds for refusal, term and renewal, assignment and licensing, and geographical indications.

INKRAH Note

Indonesia follows a first-to-file system; earlier registration determines the right, so early filing matters.

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Ketentuan Umum

Article 1 — Definition of Trade Mark

Bahasa Indonesia

Merek adalah tanda yang dapat ditampilkan secara grafis berupa gambar, logo, nama, kata, huruf, angka, susunan warna, dalam bentuk 2 (dua) dimensi dan/atau 3 (tiga) dimensi, suara, hologram, atau kombinasi dari 2 (dua) atau lebih unsur tersebut untuk membedakan barang dan/atau jasa yang diproduksi oleh orang atau badan hukum dalam kegiatan perdagangan barang dan/atau jasa.

English (British)

A Trade Mark is a sign capable of being represented graphically in the form of an image, logo, name, word, letters, figures, arrangement of colours, in 2 (two) and/or 3 (three) dimensions, sound, hologram, or a combination of 2 (two) or more of those elements, to distinguish goods and/or services produced by a person or legal entity in trade.

Jangka Waktu

Article 35 — Term of Trade Mark Protection

Bahasa Indonesia

(1) Merek terdaftar mendapat pelindungan hukum untuk jangka waktu 10 (sepuluh) tahun sejak Tanggal Penerimaan.

(2) Jangka waktu tersebut dapat diperpanjang untuk jangka waktu yang sama.

English (British)

(1) A registered Trade Mark receives legal protection for a period of 10 (ten) years from the Filing Date.

(2) That period may be renewed for the same length of time.

Pendaftaran

Article 20 — Marks that Cannot be Registered

Bahasa Indonesia

Merek tidak dapat didaftar jika:

a. bertentangan dengan ideologi negara, peraturan perundang-undangan, moralitas, agama, kesusilaan, atau ketertiban umum;

b. sama dengan, berkaitan dengan, atau hanya menyebut barang dan/atau jasa yang dimohonkan pendaftarannya;

c. memuat unsur yang dapat menyesatkan masyarakat tentang asal, kualitas, jenis, ukuran, macam, tujuan penggunaan barang dan/atau jasa;

d. tidak memiliki daya pembeda; dan/atau

e. merupakan nama umum dan/atau lambang milik umum.

English (British)

A mark cannot be registered if it:

a. conflicts with the state ideology, legislation, morality, religion, decency or public order;

b. is identical with, related to, or merely names the goods and/or services applied for;

c. contains an element that may mislead the public as to the origin, quality, type, size, kind or intended use of the goods and/or services;

d. lacks distinctiveness; and/or

e. is a generic name and/or a public symbol.