WANDCO Intellectual Property

Clients in Indonesia

This page sets out the owners WANDCO Intellectual Property can act for in Indonesia and the fields it can handle, with the kinds of right that tend to matter in each. It does not name any client.

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Who we can act for

Different owners need different things from intellectual property. The groups below are described by what they usually need, not by who they are.

Companies and business groups. We can act for a business with several brands, products and markets, so that its rights stay in step with one another: marks, patents and designs registered in the right owner's name, with renewals and annual fees tracked across the portfolio.
Small and medium businesses (UMKM). We can help a smaller business start with its name and logo, because in Indonesia the right to a mark comes from registration and not from use.
Startups. A young company often has a brand, software and a technical idea at the same time. We can help with each: the brand needs registration, the software is protected as a work, and an invention should be filed before it is made public, because disclosure can destroy novelty.
Inventors and researchers. We can act for an inventor whose invention may be protected as a standard patent or a simple patent. What matters first is the order of events: file before disclosing, and ask before publishing or exhibiting.
Universities and research institutions. Research results can be patented if they are new, inventive and industrially applicable. Publications and exhibitions need care because they can count as disclosure; the Patent Law allows a longer grace period for certain disclosures. We can act for institutions in this position.
Creators, writers and artists. Copyright arises automatically once a work takes tangible form. Recording a work with DJKI is optional but can help as evidence, and agreements on ownership and licences should be in writing. We can act for creators in recording their works.
Designers. Industrial design protection depends on registration, and the first applicant is presumed to hold the right unless shown otherwise, so a design should be filed before it is released. Where a creation is also a product design, design registration may protect it better than copyright. We can act for designers on these filings.

Fields we can handle

Each field below combines the four kinds of right in its own way: trademark, patent, industrial design and copyright. A patent is available only for a technical solution that is new, involves an inventive step and can be applied in industry, so each case is assessed on its own facts.

Pharmaceuticals

Medicines and health products rely on names that people recognise and on technical advances.

Trademark: Product names, brand marks and logos set one maker's goods apart from another's. In Indonesia the right to a mark comes from registration, so a name is secured only once it is registered.
Patent: A new compound, formulation, manufacturing process or device can be patented if it is new, involves an inventive step and can be applied in industry. Methods of examination, treatment and surgery applied to humans or animals cannot be patented, although medicines and medical equipment themselves are not caught by that exclusion. Indonesian law also limits what counts as an invention, so each pharmaceutical case is assessed on its own facts.
Industrial design: The shape of a bottle, a pack or a delivery device can be registered as a design if it is new, and the application should be filed before the product is released.
Copyright: Original leaflets, illustrations and educational material are protected automatically once they take tangible form. Recording a work with DJKI is optional but can help as evidence.

Technology

Software, platforms and devices combine a brand, a technical idea, an appearance and original content. Each part may call for a different right.

Trademark: The names and logos of software, apps, platforms and devices are protected as marks once registered.
Patent: Computer programs are generally protected by copyright. Under the Patent Law, a computer program as such is not an invention, but a technical solution that uses software may qualify, so each case is assessed. Public disclosure before filing can destroy novelty, so seek advice before you publish or launch.
Industrial design: The appearance of a device or its housing, in shape, lines or colours, can be registered as a design if it is new and filed before release.
Copyright: Computer programs and their documentation are protected as works from the moment they take tangible form, without registration.

Food and beverage

Trademark: Product names, logos and packaging identify a product on the shelf. Geographical indications are governed by the same law as trademarks.
Patent: A production process or formulation that is technical may be patented if it is new, inventive and industrially applicable.
Industrial design: A packaging shape can be registered as a design if it is new and filed before release.
Copyright: Label artwork, photographs and written material are protected as works.

Cosmetics and personal care

Trademark: Brand names and logos are the first asset to register.
Patent: A technical formulation or process may be patented where it meets the tests.
Industrial design: The look of a pack or container may be registered as a design.
Copyright: Campaign imagery and written material are copyright works.

Fashion and textiles

Trademark: The brand is a trademark.
Patent: A technical process or material, such as a new way of making a fabric, may be patented where it meets the tests.
Industrial design: The appearance of a garment, bag or shoe can be registered as a design if it is new.
Copyright: Patterns, prints and batik can be works of art protected by copyright; where a creation is also a product design, design registration may protect it better.

Manufacturing and automotive

Trademark: The brand of a product line is a trademark.
Patent: An improvement on an existing product or process may suit a simple patent; an invention that also involves an inventive step suits a standard patent.
Industrial design: The shape of a part or product can be registered as a design if it is new.
Copyright: Manuals, technical documentation and software are protected as works.

Chemicals and energy

Trademark: Product-line names are trademarks.
Patent: Compositions, processes and equipment are the usual subject of patents, provided they are new, inventive and industrially applicable.
Industrial design: The shape of equipment or its housing can be registered as a design if it is new.
Copyright: Reports, manuals and software are protected as works.

Medical devices

Trademark: The names and logos of devices are protected as marks once registered.
Patent: A device can be patented. The exclusion for methods of treatment and surgery applies to the method, not to the equipment, materials or medicines used.
Industrial design: The shape of a device or its housing can be registered as a design if it is new.
Copyright: Manuals, instructions for use and software are protected as works.

Retail and e-commerce

Trademark: Store, brand and platform names are trademarks, for goods and for services.
Patent: A business method as such is not an invention, but a technical solution used in a platform or product may qualify, assessed case by case.
Industrial design: Own-label products may carry registrable designs.
Copyright: Product photographs, descriptions, original artwork and software are protected as works.

Media, entertainment and publishing

Trademark: Names and logos of channels, labels and publishers can be registered as marks.
Patent: A technical solution in a device or platform may be patented where it meets the tests.
Industrial design: The look of physical products, such as merchandise or packaging, can be registered as a design if it is new.
Copyright: Copyright is the central right: books, music, film, drama and art are protected automatically, and related rights cover performers, phonogram producers and broadcasting organisations.

Finance and fintech

Trademark: The brand is a trademark, for services as well as goods.
Patent: A method of doing business as such is not an invention, so a patent depends on a technical solution, assessed case by case.
Industrial design: The appearance of a physical device, such as a terminal, can be registered as a design if it is new.
Copyright: Software and written material are protected as works.

Telecommunications

Trademark: Network and service names are trademarks.
Patent: Technical solutions for networks and devices may be patented where they meet the tests.
Industrial design: Equipment housings may be registered as designs if they are new.
Copyright: Software is protected as a work.

Education

Trademark: The names of institutions, programmes and learning platforms can be registered as marks for services.
Patent: Technical results of teaching or research may be patented if they are new, inventive and industrially applicable; file before publishing.
Industrial design: The look of physical teaching products can be registered as a design if it is new.
Copyright: Courses, teaching materials and texts are protected as works.

Hospitality and tourism

Trademark: Hotel, restaurant and tour names are trademarks for services.
Patent: A technical solution in equipment or systems used in the sector may be patented where it meets the tests.
Industrial design: The appearance of furnishings, tableware or souvenirs can be registered as a design if it is new.
Copyright: Architectural drawings, written and photographic content are protected as works.

Agriculture

Trademark: Product names and farm brands are trademarks, and geographical indications are governed by the same law.
Patent: Microorganisms, and non-biological or microbiological processes, are not excluded from patent protection and can be patented if they meet the tests; other living things, and essentially biological processes for producing plants or animals, are excluded.
Industrial design: The look of tools, equipment or packaging can be registered as a design if it is new.
Copyright: Photographs, guides and written material are protected as works.

Property and construction

Trademark: Developer and project names are trademarks.
Patent: A technical improvement to a building product or method may be a patent or a simple patent.
Industrial design: The shape of a building product or fitting can be registered as a design if it is new.
Copyright: Architecture is a work protected by copyright.

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