Intellectual Property

"The attention to detail and ability to provide prompt response are what sets the IP team of Assegaf Hamzah & Partner apart from others."

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025

Overview

At AHP, we advise clients in navigating the increasingly complex and competitive intellectual property landscape, where innovation, brand value, and legal protection are closely intertwined. Our Intellectual Property practice delivers strategic, commercially grounded advice, informed by deep industry knowledge and extensive experience across both local and cross‑border matters.

We provide end‑to‑end intellectual property services, encompassing advisory, registration, protection, compliance, and enforcement of IP rights. Our work spans contentious and non‑contentious matters, supporting clients in safeguarding and maximising the value of their IP portfolios amid evolving legal and regulatory frameworks. As Indonesia’s IP regime continues to develop, we guide clients through legislative changes and emerging developments with clarity and foresight.

Our team advises on a wide range of IP‑related matters, including infringement disputes and IP‑driven transactions such as assignments, licensing arrangements, and broader commercial exploitation of IP assets. We regularly counsel clients on trademark, patent, industrial design, trade secret, and copyright issues, drawing on the combined strengths of our dedicated IP practitioners and experienced dispute resolution lawyers.

We act for a diverse client base, from established local enterprises and multinational corporations to high‑growth startups. Through our membership in the Rajah & Tann Asia Network, we offer clients seamless access to IP expertise across Southeast Asia. Beyond legal representation, we position ourselves as long‑term partners—helping clients manage, protect, and strengthen their intellectual property with precision, professionalism, and strategic insight.

MAIN IPs

HOW TO OBTAIN PROTECTION

PROTECTION PERIOD

RENEWABLE

REGISTRATION PROCESS (estimate)

TRANSFER

LICENSING

Trademark

Registration

10 years

Yes

10-12 months

 

All of IP transfers must be made in writing and be recorded with the Indonesian IP office, save for the unrecorded copyright

All of IP licensing must be made in writing and be recorded with the Indonesian IP office

Copyright

First publish, but it can be recorded to obtain the certificate

Owned by individual, 70 years after the death, calculated from 1 January of the following year

Owned by company, 50 years*

No

n/a

Patent

Registration

20 years for patent, and 10 years for simple patent

No

Patent: 5-6 years

Simple Patent: 3-4 years

Industrial Design

Registration

10 years

No

10-12 months

Trade Secret

It must be secret information, has economic value, the secrecy of the information is maintained**

It may last indefinitely as long as it keeps confidential

n/a

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Our Partners


Chandra M. Hamzah

Partner

Dispute Resolution, Fraud & Forensics Investigation

Dewi Soeharto

Partner

Intellectual Property

Nalendra Wibowo

Senior Associate

Intellectual Property