ASEAN IPR SME Helpdesk expert, Cita Citrawinda, takes a look at trade mark law and implementation reform in Indonesia as it heads towards ratification of the Madrid Protocol. This post considers the challenges Indonesia still faces, and the pros and cons this presents for foreign SMEs doing, or looking to do business in Indonesia.
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Strengthening the intellectual property regime will bring innovation and foreign investment.
A new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operations and Development (OECD), ‘National Intellectual Property Systems, Innovation and Economic Development; With Perspectives on Colombia and Indonesia’, looks at the current state and possible areas for development of Indonesia’s intellectual property (IP) system. Indonesia needs to develop its innovation capacities if it is to sustain growth and address the key social challenges it faces. This report addresses the role of Indonesia’s IP system in the country’s socio-economic development and looks at how that system can contribute more to national innovation performance. The report is based on expert analyses of the national intellectual property system, drawing on detailed information and feedback from key stakeholders on IP-related priorities and bottlenecks.
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Myanmar has taken its first real steps towards establishing a concrete system of protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). The country’s trade mark Law is now being drafted and reviewed, and is due to take effect during the first quarter of 2014. The Myanmar Intellectual Property Office will also be set up and will soon be able to accept and register applications for trade mark registration. Looking ahead, regional ASEAN IPR SME Helpdesk Expert Darani Vachanavuttivong suggests that these developments will assure foreign investors in the country that their brands will now receive trade mark protection in line with international standards. To read more about Darani’s commentary on Myanmar’s emerging IP regime and practical information about the registration process, click here.
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In part one of this very mini series Your IP Insider investigated the challenges and opportunities for doing business in Myanmar. It’s here in case you missed it but today we’re revealing the key practical and intellectual property right (IPR) considerations for you as well as some conclusions….
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The latest on Indonesian Internet domain names courtesy of our expert Mariana Maia of Thomsen Trampedach!
On Monday 20th January the operator of the Indonesian top-level domain .ID, Perkumpulan Pengelola Nama Domain Internet Indonesia (PANDI), opened registration for second-level domains under the .id domain (such as asean.id). Second-level domain names are seen as more attractive because they are shorter and easier to type (compared to asean.co.id, for instance), thus brands operating in Indonesia will be keen to register for increased visibility and protection of their biz online.
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