Region: Indonesia

Lavender wins against ‘unfragrant’ infringer

The decision brings hope to owners of unregistered GIs in Indonesia, who had feared that the new Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications precluded them from enforcing their rights in the country.

14 September 2022

IP owners and e-commerce platforms team up against counterfeiters in Southeast Asia

Participating platforms in new initiative are AliExpress, Carousell, Lazada, Tencent, TikTok and Tokopedia.

09 September 2022

Tokopedia decries notorious market label; possible Porsche IPO; Crocs acquires HEYDUDE – news digest 

In our latest round-up, we look at BBC Studios joining the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy, INTA hosting the entreprenuHERship legal clinic, and much more.

22 February 2022

Brand enforcement takeaways from Brand Strategy Southeast Asia

This week, IPBC Southeast Asia, hosted by IAM, and WTR’s Brand Strategy Southeast Asia, were hosted simultaneously.

13 October 2021

Online marketplaces in Indonesia that should be on counterfeit enforcement radars

Featured in Online marketplace counterfeit hotspots

In the next instalment in our regular series identifying the digital marketplaces that brand owners should monitor as part of their global anti-counterfeiting efforts, we head to Indonesia.

20 September 2021

Improvements to Indonesia’s IP regime amidst covid-19 outbreak boost trademark applications

The Directorate General of Intellectual Property has taken progressive steps to accommodate the needs of IP owners during the covid-19 outbreak, resulting in a higher volume of registrations.

10 November 2020

Surge in counterfeit imports into Southeast Asia: crucial customs strategies for brand owners

Exports of counterfeit goods from China are increasingly heading to Southeast Asia. This guest analysis explores the strategies that rights holders should employ.

04 November 2020

‘Counterfeit goods are strictly prohibited’ – Tokopedia responds to brand owner concerns

Following reports of a growing problem with fake goods on Indonesian online marketplace Tokopedia, a company spokesperson tells WTR that combating counterfeits “possess its own challenges”.

27 October 2020

Tokopedia emerges as primary battlefield in war against counterfeit goods

Indonesian marketplace Tokopedia is being criticised for a lack of engagement with rights holders and inconsistent action on counterfeit goods, so brand owners are urged to push for stronger anti-counterfeiting measures.

21 October 2020

The Madrid Protocol in Indonesia: what you need to know

Indonesia’s membership in the Madrid Protocol has had a noticeable impact on several aspects of daily practice and on the IP office itself, with a number of important developments for trademark professionals to note.

23 September 2020

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