Indonesian law provides legal protection for intellectual property rights.
There are intellectual property rights protected in Indonesia, as follows :
1. COPYRIGHT
Copyrights protedt works in the fields of science, art and literature. This rights us delcarative, meaning protection arises automaticlally once a work is manifested in tangible form.
Regulated by act no. 28/2014.
The objects of protection include : books, computer programs, songs/music, drama, fine art, architecture, maps, cinematography, photography, translations and interpretations.
Legal protection generallu lasts for the lifetime of the creator and continues for 70 years after his or her death.
2. PATENTS
Patents are granted for inventions in the fields of technology that are new, contain inventive steps and can be applied in industry.
Regulated in act no. 13/2016.
Generally, legal protectiongranted to inventors is 20 years from the date of registrations.
3. TRADEMARKS RIGHTS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
Trademarks rights protect signs, images, logos, names, words, letter, numbers, color combinations or combinations of these elements that have distinguishing power in the trade of goods or services. Geographical Indications protect a productthat indicates its area of origin due to geographic environmental factors (natural, human, or combination thereof) that provide acertain reputation, quality and characteristics.
Regulated in act no. 20/2016.
4. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Protect creatios in the shape, configuration, or composition of lines or colors, or lines and colors, or combination thereof, in a three demensional or two demensional form that creates and aesthetic impression. Regulated in act no. 31/2000.
5. TRADE SECRETS
Protects information not publicy known in the fields of technology and/or business that has economic value and is useful in business activities and is kept confidential by its owner Regulated in act no. 30/2000
6. Circuit Layout Designs
Legal protection for integrated circuit layout designs is governed by Act No. 32/2000.
This law aims to protect intellectual property rights and innovation in the fields of semiconductor technology and electronics. The term of protection is 10 years, commencing either from the date the design is first commercially exploited or from the date the registration application is received.
Indonesia is member of the World Intelectual Property Organization (WIPO). Indonesia has ratified several international agreements, such as TRIPs (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agrrement, The Berne Convention, The WIPO Copyrights Treaty (WCT) and the WIPO Performances and Phograms Treaty (WPPT), The Paris Convention, The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), and Madrid Protocol.
Regarding intellectual property rights disputes, Indonesia has Commercial Court specially designed to hear and ajudicate such disputes.
Medan is the only city in sumatera island with a commercial court.
Medan is also home to Indonesian National Arbitration Board (BANI)
