Understanding Patents
A patent is an exclusive right granted by the state to an inventor for the results of his invention in the field of technology for a certain period of time to implement the invention himself or give approval to another party to implement it.
The patent protection period is 20 years from the time it is registered, while for a simple patent it is 10year.
Inventors have protected legal rights to permit or prohibit other parties in matters of: make, use, distribute, sell or import products covered by patent claims.
Conditions for invention patentability:
- The invention must be new (novelty);
- The invention contains an inventive step;
- The invention can be applied in industry (industrial applicability).
Legal basis:
LAW NUMBER 13 OF 2016 CONCERNING PATENTS
LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA NUMBER 65 OF 2024 CONCERNING THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO LAW NUMBER 13 OF 2016 CONCERNING PATENT
Patent Registration Application Requirements
- Patent Description (word file)downloads
- Patent Drawing (word file)downloads
- Invention Transfer Letter
- Invention Statement Letter
- Copy of Inventor's KTP (pdf file)
- Copy of Director's KTP (if applying for a legal entity)
- Copy of Company Deed legalized by a notary (if the applicant is a legal entity)