This work constitutes the most comprehensive overview of Indonesian intellectual property law since the substantial legislative changes enacted from 1997 onwards. It offers a detailed overview of the Indonesian law and regulation on copyright law, patent law, trademark law, and unfair competition, and analyses the position of Indonesia with regard to the international conventions for the protection of intellectual property.
An introduction on the history and development of the Indonesian legal system provides an excellent context for the understanding of the current legislative framework on intellectual property. The book includes in annex authoritative translations of the main laws covering copyright, patents, and trademarks.
- The Problem of Legal Pluralism in Indonesia
- The Development of the Indonesian Legal System of Today
- Indonesia as a member of international conventions for the protection of intellectual property
- History
- The Work Concept
- The Author
- Individual Rights
- Limits
- Transfer and Granting of Licenses
- Duration
- Penal Provisions and Closing Provisions
- History
- Protected Subject Matter and Patentability
- Person Entitled to the Invention
- Accrual of a Right
- Content and Limits of Patent Rights
- Transfer of a Right
- Termination of a Right
- Infringements, Provisions for Petty Patents and Conclusion
- History
- Present Law: The Trade Mark and the Service Mark
- Development of the Legislation: From `First to Use' to `First to File'
- Obstacles to Registration
- Application and Registration
- Transfer of a Right
- Termination of a Right
- The Collective Trade Mark, Geographical Indications and Indications of Origin
- Legal Consequences of Infringements and Administration
- Penal and Interim Provisions: The Practical Importance of Trade Mark Proceedings in Indonesia
- Protection against Unfair Competition and Conclusion