Wiku Anindito

Wiku Anindito is a Partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Assegaf Hamzah & Partners and is regarded as one of Indonesia's leading intellectual property practitioners. With more than 16 years of experience, he represents and advises clients across the full spectrum of intellectual property (IP) matters, including trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets and plant variety protections.

His client base spans international companies and leading domestic businesses across a wide range of industries, including technology, media and telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, luxury products, hospitality, and entertainment.

A significant aspect of Wiku's practice involves representing IP owners in IP litigation and domain name proceedings, as well as tailoring and implementing anti-counterfeiting strategies to protect clients' brands in the Indonesian market. He also has extensive experience in commercial IP matters, including developing and managing trademark and other IP licensing arrangements, negotiating and drafting licence agreements, and enforcing IP rights arising from those arrangements.

In addition, Wiku regularly assists clients with IP due diligence in cross-border transactions, prepares and negotiates trademark and copyright assignment agreements and other IP transfer arrangements.

Wiku is widely recognised in the market for his expertise in IP and is consistently ranked by leading legal directories.

• Handled high-profile IP litigation for multinational clients and well-known trademark owners, including cancellation and invalidation actions involving before the Commercial Court, as well as civil actions involving trademark, copyright, industrial design and trade secret infringement.
• Performed patent infringement analysis and due diligence for various clients during technology collaboration and joint venture arrangements.
• Developed offline and online enforcement strategies to address unauthorised use of similar trademarks for clients in the consumer goods, technology and luxury goods sectors.
• Represented clients in enforcing well-known trademark protection in Indonesia, including by initiating cease-and-desist actions against local infringers.
• Represented multinational clients in domain name proceedings before Pengelola Nama Domain Indonesia (PANDI) and the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC).
• Represented clients in copyright management matters, including conducting due diligence and tailoring strategies to maximise protection for company-created works and works produced under work-for-hire or third-party arrangements.
• Advised various clients on copyright matters, including content production and development agreements and licences for public performance, live streaming, and the reproduction or adaptation of works.
• Advised on and drafting general intellectual property agreements, including trademark, patent and copyright assignment agreements, as well as license and franchise agreements.