Public domain works are creative works that are no longer protected by copyright and can be used by anyone without permission or payment. Examples include books, music, films, and artworks that were created before a certain date or that have had their copyright expire.
Registering a trademark as a domain name in Indonesia is an important step for businesses and individuals who want to protect their brand and establish a strong online presence. In this article, we will provide an overview of registering a trademark as a domain name registration in Indonesia.
Some businesses are so successful that their brand becomes so well-known and loved by many consumers all over the world because their products are simply of high quality and affordable to the masses. But sometimes those brand owners forgot if they have properly protected their brand as trademarks from some bad faith infringers trying to…
What is the worst nightmare if you are a trademark owner? When you suddenly wake up in the morning and realised that your customers have now turned into your adverse competitor, using and registering your trademark as their own! That’s unfortunately what happened to Kunyee Industrial Ltd. which had not any trademark registrations in Indonesia. Their…
Before filing a new trademark application, overcoming the likelihood of confusion between your proposed mark with similar earlier registered trademarks and currently pending trademark applications should be your first and main concern. If a brand owner has addressed the such issue from day one, he or she would have a better chance of success in…
If you file a trademark application in other countries as a foreign applicant, it is a no-brainer for you to understand that you would need a local trademark attorney or proxy or an IP Consultant to represent you in filing a trademark application to the local PTO on your behalf. Most jurisdictions require foreign applicants…
Intellectual Property Registration Certificates are very important for patents, trademarks, and industrial design owners. These official papers are the proofs of ownership for their particular intellectual properties registered in the Registrar’s Office. These days, however, e-certificates have been issued by many PTOs due to the increasing demands of IP owners. In a recent official notification on…
In some jurisdictions, as in Indonesia and some other countries, registering a slogan as a trademark can be as straightforward as filing a non-slogan trademark application so long as the word(s) used in the slogan is/are not similar or identical to that/those of other existing trademark applications or registrations and they could comply with the substantive and formal requirements.
Not sure if you can legally use photos downloaded from the internet? Fear of infringing someone else’s copyrights?
Learn how you can use downloaded Creative Commons Licensed (CC-Licensed) photos with peace of mind.
The circulation of counterfeit products in the same market channel as the original ones has been seemingly a never-ending issue for brand owners, and to a certain degree for the consumers of branded products as well. Counterfeit products are fakes or unauthorised imitations of the original products. Fake products are usually manufactured and sold with the…