Intellectual property in Indonesia

Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners, a member firm of Baker McKenzie

Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners, a member firm of Baker McKenzie advises a number of blue-chip and international companies on their portfolio management, handling a mixture of contentious and non-contentious work in the IP space. As a full-service firm, the team is able to advise on the IP-related elements of wider transactional mandates relating to a range of different practice areas such as corporate and M&A, tax, and banking. The firm acts for clients in a range of sectors but has a particular focus on consumer goods, TMT, healthcare, finance, energy, and manufacturing. Daru Lukiantono heads the firm’s work in this area with a wide-ranging practice that emulates that of the wider firm, covering the full scope of IP mandates across a diverse array of sectors. Associate partner Wiku Anindito is also a key contact.

Responsables de la pratique:

Daru Lukiantono


Autres avocats clés:

Wiku Anindito


Principaux dossiers


Januar Jahja & Partners

Januar Jahja & Partners has an established track record in representing domestic and international clients in their complex, high-profile, and business critical IP disputes, with proven capabilities in handling novel litigation up to the Supreme Court. The firm provides comprehensive IP services, running the gamut of contentious and non-contentious work, and is able to service clients across patents, trademarks, licensing, investigations, and enforcement among other matters. Prudence Jahja heads this work and advises major brands in their trademark prosecution and litigation. Andrew Diamond is another key point of contact as a foreign IP consultant with the firm, co-managing the international department, overseeing the patent team, and advising clients on litigation strategy and enforcement. Eva Dewi Kartika is also noted for her trademark expertise.

Responsables de la pratique:

Prudence Jahja


Autres avocats clés:

Andrew Diamond; Eva Dewi Kartika


Les références

Responsive to all enquiries and prepared to discuss relevant issues over the telephone. We do not get this level of service from the other IP firms.

Always happy to take a quick call to discuss any urgent or tricky matters. Advice work is trusted.

‘They are responsive and get good results.

Principaux clients

DC Comics


Bytedance Ltd.


Warner Bros. Entertainment Co.


Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.


Yum! Brands


Pirelli Tyre, SpA


Sunkist Growers, Inc.


Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp. Ltd.


Tencent Holdings Limited


Japan Tobacco Inc.


Principaux dossiers


  • Acted on behalf of OPPO in successfully dismissing the first five SEP infringement cases in Indonesia, defending four on appeal to the Indonesian Supreme Court.
  • Cancelled a trademark registration on behalf of Pirelli Tyre S.p.A., which conflicted with their prior mark ZERO, in Class 12.
  • Advised a tech company on the forced transfer of a bad faith top-level domain via Indonesian Domain Name Registry body of Capcut.id.

K&K Advocates

K&K Advocates advise their diverse client base comprised of high-profile multinational and Indonesian companies across a wide array of sectors on the protection, expansion, and monetisation of their IP portfolios. The firm has a deep bench of IP specialists to draw upon, including managing partner Justisiari Perdana Kusumah who acts across IP litigation and enforcement, arbitration, and commercial IP. Co-founder Risti Wulansari similarly traverses contentious and commercial IP, while Danny Kobrata focuses on IP issues in the TMT space. Other lawyers of note are Fajar Budiman Kusumo, whose practice covers IP protection, anti-counterfeiting actions, and enforcement measures, and Elsiana Inda Putri Maharani, who covers the full range of IP litigation mandates.

Responsables de la pratique:

Justisiari Perdana Kusumah; Risti Wulansari; Danny Kobrata


Autres avocats clés:

Fajar Budiman Kusumo; Elsiana Inda Putri Maharani


Les références

‘For IP non-contentious matter, K&K Advocates has proven to be keeping up to date on market and industry updates and practice.’

‘Justisiari Perdana Kusumah is very well known and respected in the industry and legal field.’

Principaux clients

PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia and their affiliates


The Procter & Gamble Company


PT Procter & Gamble Home Products Indonesia


Gillette Company LLC


Kalbe Group


PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom)


Kawan Lama Group


PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi Tbk


PT Bentoel Internasional Investama Tbk


Hugo Boss Trade Mark Management GmbH & Co. KG


Ralph Lauren Corporation


PT Bukalapak.com Tbk


PT Ajaib Teknologi Indonesia


PT. Achilles Advanced Systems


ByteDance


The Sunrider Corporation DBA Sunrider International


Christian Louboutin


PT Paragon Technology and Innovation


Bird & Bird ATMD


The Gillete Company LLC


Paradise Group


Century Pacific Food, Inc. (Shakeys)


Hard Rock International


PT Halimjaya Sakti


Vice Media Group


Principaux dossiers


  • Assisting Gojek as the appointed counsel in handling GoTo’s IP portfolio, covering in-bound and outbound filing through the Madrid Protocol.

SKC Law

SKC Law uses its cemented market position and IP expertise ‘to accurately anticipate potential risks and threats to the client’s legal position so as to be able to provide an action plan‘. The firm acts across the full gamut of IP mandates, with a particularly strong offering in relation to trademark prosecution and extending to criminal prosecution. Purnomo Suryomurcito leads the firm's enforcement and intelligence offering, heading up this work around criminal enforcement with a strong network of relevant authorities. Nidya Kalangie leads the prosecution and litigation work, being noted for her advisory work relating to the protection and monetisation of IP. Foreign advocate Andrew Conduit heads up the dispute resolution and advisory team.

Responsables de la pratique:

Purnomo Suryomurcito; Nidya Kalangie; Andrew Conduit


Les références

‘This team has the ability to accurately anticipate potential risks and threats to the client’s legal position so as to be able to provide an action plan. This team also strongly adheres to the values of honesty and integrity in carrying out their profession.’

‘Nidya Kalangie  is someone who strongly upholds the values of honesty and integrity in carrying out her profession as an IPR consultant.’

‘They perform excellently regarding to not only patent office prosecution but also litigation. In addition, some members have Japanese language capabilities.’

Principaux clients

Nike Inc.


Robinson LLC


Kopi Kenangan Pte. Ltd


Sasa Inti, PT.


Tokopedia, PT.


Shimano Inc.


Mattel Inc.


Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.


Aktiebolaget SKF


Principaux dossiers


  • Assisted in a criminal raids for Nike Inc, on two importer targets in Pekanbaru, Riau in December 2022.
  • Collaborated with the Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. Designs Office leadership, examiners, and IT staff to rectify issues and enhance its systems.
  • Advised Oppo on a complex patent dispute involving smartphone technologies, including infringement analysis, civil litigation strategy, and criminal infringement proceedings.

Suryomurcito & Co. in association with Rouse

Suryomurcito & Co. in association with Rouse maintains its established reputation in the Indonesian market through its full range of trademark services for a diverse array of clients, with a notable track record in advising US and Chinese tech companies. Nick Redfearn heads the global enforcement team, managing international enforcement programs across Europe and Asia with a particular expertise in emerging technologies. Lisa Yong straddles contentious and non-contentious IP work across the ASEAN market, while Kin Wah Chow is active in matters relating to patent infringements, software contract disputes, and trademark oppositions for international clients. Tania Lovita leads the disputes resolution team, regularly acting on behalf of clients in all aspects of IP enforcement and litigation. Other key contacts include trademark and prosecution lead Yurio Astary, head of patent matters Arifia Fajra, as well as Evi Triana Wulandari and Nick Redfearn.

Responsables de la pratique:

Lisa Yong; Kin Wah Chow; Tania Lovita; Arifia Fajra; Yurio Astary; Nick Redfearn


Autres avocats clés:

Evi Triana Wulandari


Principaux clients

Fontaine Limited


Coatings Foreign IP Co. LLC.


Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency


CJ Corporation


Health and Happiness Group


Line Corporation


Exxon Mobil Corp


Fender Musical Instruments Corporation


Mitsubishi Corporation


JFE Steel Corporation


Principaux dossiers


  • Represented Fontaine Limited in a successful trademark cancellation case at both Commercial Court and Supreme Court.
  • Represented Coatings Foreign IP Co. LLC in a successful trademark cancellation case at Supreme Court.
  • Assisting the Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency with relevant IP case analyses in Indonesia and Thailand.

Assegaf Hamzah & Partners

Assegaf Hamzah & Partners draws on the extensive litigation expertise of practice co-head Chandra Hamzah to provide clients with a strong contentious offering in the IP space, with a particular strength in advising the defendants in such actions. C0-head Dewi Soeharto focusses more on the n0n-contentious side of IP, working for a number of international clients from both the wider region and globally in their Indonesian patent registrations, particularly those relating to tech and energy. Ari Juliano Gema is also of note.

Responsables de la pratique:

Chandra Hamzah; Dewi Soeharto


Autres avocats clés:

Ari Juliano Gema


Principaux clients

TikTok Pte. Ltd.


Fédération Internationale de Football Association


Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.


Unilever N.V.


PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk


PT Zhisheng Pacific Trading


PT Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk (Alfamart)


PT Midi Utama Indonesia Tbk (Alfamidi)


PT Petrokimia Gresik


Monash University


PT Sekolah Cikal


Scoular Company


PT Nusantara Segar Global


Okra International Co. Ltd.


Acava Limited


PT Digital Kresindo Ekapratama


Indosat


Hakuhodo


Les’ Copaque Production Sdn. Bhd.


Seven Days Hotel (Shenzhen) Limited


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised PT PT Berkah Jasa Boga Sukses regarding the alleged violation of the “Lembur Kuring” trademark.
  • Assisted PT Zhisheng Pacific Trading in the negotiation and settlement with the sub-licensee, which misuse the Mixue trademark for a crowdfunding programme.
  • Advised PT Avatar Media Nusantara and prepared the necessary agreements with content creators in relation to their plans for the metaverse.

Iman Sjahputra & Partners

Iman Sjahputra & Partners have capabilities across the full lifecycle of IP matters, assisting international and domestic clients on entry strategy and registration, portfolio maintenance, disputes, and exit strategy around assignments and acquisitions. The firm’s ‘services, expertise, and collaborative and innovative spirit made them one of the go-to experts‘ across the full range of this work. Promoted to partner in early 2023, Willy Isananda heads up the firm’s IP offering with his broad practice that covers full range of work, but with a particular expertise in franchising. Iman Sjahputra, managing partner, and Wawan Santoso, experienced disputes practitioner, both lend their IP expertise to the practice.

Responsables de la pratique:

Willy Isananda


Autres avocats clés:

Iman Sjahputra; Wawan Santoso


Les références

Iman Sjahputra and his team were detail-oriented, organised, and always open to constructive feedback, making our business relationship both effortless and pleasant.

Their services, expertise, and collaborative and innovative spirit made them one of the go-to experts for our most significant cases.

Principaux clients

Bridgestone Corp.


Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.


Sumitomo Corp.


Huawei


Hisamitsu Pharmaceuticals


Seiko Epson Corp.


Jockey International


NTT Docomo Inc.


All Fresh Group


Hino Motors Ltd.


Sony


Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.


Sogo & Seibu Co. Ltd.


Dunlop


John Hardy Ltd.


Gildan Activewear Inc.


The Commonwealth of Australia


Diageo Brands BV


NGK Spark Plugs


Dentsu Inc.


Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.


eBay


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Nadaku Musik LLC in its acquisition involving its copyright portfolio.

Roosdiono & Partners (a member firm of the KPMG Law network)

Roosdiono & Partners (a member firm of the KPMG Law network) is led by Ajeng Yesie Triewanty who brings her wider contentious capabilities across commercial disputes and arbitration to her specialist IP practice, advising and representing clients in IP prosecution, litigation, and protection actions. Triewanty and the practice have wider transactional capabilities in this space, undertaking licensing and franchising mandates, and experience in handling cooperation agreements for movie productions.

Responsables de la pratique:

Ajeng Yesie Triewanty


Les références

‘Continuous customer care and always delivering precise, business-oriented solutions.’

‘Ajeng Yesie Triewanty – fast response rate, attention to details, business-oriented approach.’

Principaux clients

GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD


Diageo


ZYRO INC, UAB


HOSTINGER, UAB


Sampingan PTE. LTD.


PT Sampingan Mitra Indonesia


PT Centrepark Citra Corpora


PT Inovasi Parkir Mandiri


PT Inovasi Anak Indonesia


PT Indocore Perkasa


Principaux dossiers


Tilleke & Gibbins

Tilleke & Gibbins leverages the wider footprint of the firm, with offices in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, to provide a cross-jurisdictional, regional offering to the firm’s multiple blue-chip and multinational clients. Director of the practice Wongrat Ratanaprayul encapsulates the wider firm in her advisory work with international companies, covering the full scope of IP prosecution in both Indonesia and across the firm’s other regional locations, to assist in the effective management of their IP portfolios. Somboon Earterasarun, operating from Bangkok, remains a key point of contact given his experience of the Indonesian market. Also of note is Irene Djalim who handles patent applications in the chemical, mechanical, and pharmaceutical sectors.

Responsables de la pratique:

Wongrat Ratanaprayul; Somboon Earterasarun


Autres avocats clés:

Irene Djalim


Les références

Very professional.’

Wongrat Ratanaprayul is always very professional and very helpful with all queries and issues concerning trademark matters.

Principaux clients

Audi AG


BASF


Beam Suntory


BMW


ByteDance


Ferrero


Huawei Technologies


John Hardy


LG Electronics


PTTGC


Principaux dossiers


  • Represented Audi AG in a cross-class trademark opposition against an application for the protection of a similar mark in a different class.
  • Assisted ByteDance and TikTok with the prosecution of over 100 trademark applications in Indonesia.

Inter Patent Office

Inter Patent Office is active in the trademark space, advising clients on the management of their trademark portfolios, conducting Indonesian and international trademark registrations, and assisting in the process of appealing rejections for registrations. Hendra Widjaya heads the practice as managing partner of the firm, working with a number of private and state-owned Indonesian companies in their trademark mandates. Anny Gunadi focuses on outbound work to secure protections in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the US.

Responsables de la pratique:

Hendra Widjaya


Autres avocats clés:

Anny Gunadi


Principaux clients

PT Pertamina (Persero)


PT Pertamina Patra Niaga


PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional


Dexa Medica Group


GDP Venture Group


Beston Pure Dairies Pty Ltd


PT Massindo International


Suzano S.A.


byOrange group Indonesia


CT Corpora Group


Akulaku Group


Khind Holdings Berhad


Kalyani Maxion Wheels Private Limited


Magpul Industries Corp


Principaux dossiers


  • Representing GDP Venture Group in managing the trademarks management portfolio in Indonesia.
  • Representing PT Pertamina (Persero), in conducting its trademarks management portfolio in Indonesia, the international trademark registration through Madrid Protocol, and the trademark registrations in Taiwan.
  • Representing PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara in conducting the trademark appeal of “AMMAN” and Device in several classes before the Trademark Appeal Commission.

Makarim & Taira S.

Makarim & Taira S. has a particular strength in trademark mandates, covering clearing, registration, and licensing, and also has a sector focus on hospitality. Norma Mutalib has a broad franchising practice that focuses on market entry, regulatory issues, contract negotiations, and drafting, with hotel franchising and management being a particular strength of her practice.

Responsables de la pratique:

Norma Mutalib


Les références

‘The team sets very clear expectations and timelines in complex administrative procedures. All the aspects of the proceedings unfolded as described by Markarim & Taira, which helped us manage the situation more efficiently.’

‘Norma Mutalib is very knowledgeable, and specific, making sure we understood the areas of risk. Her responses are precise and oriented to results.’

‘Great knowledge and timely advice. Very friendly and business minded team.’

Principaux clients

Hilton Worldwide Manage Limited


Global Hospitality Licensing S.Ã R.L.


Foot Locker Retail, Inc.


Long John Silver’s, LLC


Alston & Bird LLP


Anglo American Plc Group


August Debouzy


Benoit & Cote


Church’s Chicken


Texas Chicken


CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwalte Gmbh


DLA PIPER LLP (US)


Plesner


Polsinelli LLP


Tilleke & Gibbins


PT AAPC Indonesia


Everyday Weekend Limited


Marriott International – Asia Pacific


Millennium & Copthorne International Limited


Bonia International Holdings Pte Ltd


Principaux dossiers


  • Assisting Global Hospitality Licensing S.à.r.l. (Marriot Group) with the registration and documentation of the Autograph Collection business.
  • Advising Hilton Worldwide Manage Limited in a trademark annulment lawsuit against a third party which has similarities with Hilton’s trademark in the Jakarta Commercial Court.

Soemadipradja & Taher

Soemadipradja & Taher provides a full range of IP-related services, advising on regulatory and compliance issues, filing and registration, and enforcement. The firm acts across a diverse array of different sectors, including automotive, TMT, luxury goods, FCMG, and property development. Romi Emirat heads up this work with an emphasis on contentious matters, both in the IP space and more generally.

Responsables de la pratique:

Romi Emirat


Les références

‘The lawyers are communicative, responsive and have always come to us with thorough and easy to understand explanation.’

Principaux clients

PT Astra Honda Motor NoMitsui & Co. (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd.


ByteDance Pte. Ltd.


Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.


Rhythm Food Co. Ltd.


Genesis, Innoven & Mars


Yummy Town Holdings Corporation


Sony Corporation


CapitaLand Investment Limited


NTUC Income Insurance Co.


Principaux dossiers


  • Assisted PT Astra Honda Motor in the process of submitting an addendum to their trademark and copyright licence agreements.
  • Assisted Mitsui & Co. in conducting a corporate-focused legal due diligence exercise, encompassing intellectual property matters.
  • Advised Bytedance on copyright infringement in relation to fanfiction from an Indonesian law perspective.

SSEK Law Firm

SSEK Law Firm acts in tandem with the firm’s corporate and M&A offering to assist clients in the IP-related issues that arise from such transactions, while also providing a broad, standalone IP service. Natural resources, pharmaceuticals, and technology are particular sectors of focus in this work which is headed up by Rusmaini Lenggogeni. Associate Dian Kirana is a key point of contact for her wide-ranging IP specialism.

Responsables de la pratique:

Rusmaini Lenggogeni


Autres avocats clés:

Dian Kirana


Principaux clients

Restaurant Brands Asia Limited


PepsiCo, Inc.


Mundipharma


Danone


Grab Holding, Inc.


ChopValue Manufacturing


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing on its options to deal with infringement of its trademark registrations in Indonesia.
  • Assisted an Indonesian online shopping service provider with the registration of new trademarks.
  • Advised on a Master License Agreement between our client and ChopValue Manufacturing out of Canada.