Indonesia Trademark Classification

The House of Representatives (“DPR”) enacted the new Trademarks Bill into law. The new legislation (the “2016 Trademarks Law”) had long been anticipated as it relates to the requirement under the ASEAN Economic Community (“AEC”) accords for all ASEAN member countries to implement the 1989 Protocol to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks.

Indonesia Trademark

Since 1 August 2001, Indonesian trademark law is regulated under Law No. 15 of 2001 on Mark (“Law No. 15/2001”) for 16 years until October 2016. The Law No. 15/2001 still adopts the traditional trademark which makes Indonesia different from other jurisdictions who have adopted the non-traditional trademark. However on 27 October 2016, The House of Representatives (“DPR”) enacted the new Trademarks Bill into law. The new legislation (the “2016 Trademarks Law”) had long been anticipated as it relates to the requirement under the ASEAN Economic Community (“AEC”) accords for all ASEAN member countries to implement the 1989 Protocol to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks.

The new legislation is aimed at encouraging local businesses to broaden their markets, both locally and overseas, supported by the availability of immediate and effective legal protection. It provides a trademark owner with the option of filing a trademark through a foreign country’s trademark office (“International Bureau”), in accordance with the Madrid Protocol. It further modifies the trademark process and introduces the possibility of engaging independent experts to conduct the trademark examination process, a concept that was first introduced in the new Patents Law, which was enacted on 27 July 2016.

Indonesia Trademark Classification

There are 45 trademark classifications as per below table: 

Trademark Classification System

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