Trade Secret
Layout Designs of
Integrated Circuits
Plant Variety Protection
Franchise Agreement
License Agreement
IP Litigation
Anti-Counterfeiting
Consumers' Protection
Domain Name
Anti-Monopoly and Unfair Business Competition Law
PATENTABLE INVENTION
- As to patent application, any products, processes, improvements and developments of products or processes can be applied for patents
- As to simple patent application, only products and mechanical devices can be applied for patents. Processes, uses, compositions and products characterized solely by their process cannot be applied for a patent.
UNPATENTABLE INVENTION
- Processes or products the publications and exploitation of which would be contrary to the prevailing rules and regulations, religious morality, public order or ethics
- Methods for examination, treatment, medication, and/or surgery practised on the human and animal
- Scientific theories and mathematical methods
- Living creatures, except for micro-organisms
- Essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals other than non-biological process or microbiological process
- Creations and methods for performing mental acts, playing games and doing business
- Rules and methods relating to computer programs
- Presentations of information.
DURATION OF PATENT
- 20 years for inventions filed as patent applications from the filing date
- 10 years for inventions filed as simple patent applications from the filing date
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR FILING A PATENT APPLICATION
- Patent specification including description, claims, abstract and drawing (if any)
- The request for grant of a patent (simply signed)
- Power of Attorney (simply signed)
- Assignment (if the applicant is not the inventor).
- Priority Document (If claimed).
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR FILING A PCT APPLICATION ENTERING THE NATIONAL PHASE UNDER CHAPTER I & II
- Patent specification including description, claims, abstract and drawing (if any)
- The request for grant of a patent (simply signed)
- Power of Attorney (simply signed)
- Assignment (if the applicant is not the inventor).
The time limit for entry into the National Phase in Indonesia is as follows:
- 30 months from the priority date [under PCT Article 22]
- 31 months from the priority date [under PCT Article 39 (1)]
