Types of trademark in Indonesia
Registering a trademark in Indonesia is an important step toward ensuring your company’s profitability and reputation in the country. Trademarks are an important tool for legally protecting your company’s intellectual property (IP). You get exclusive rights to your company’s logos, symbols, and branding by registering a trademark in Indonesia.
To properly comprehend the many sorts of trademarks, it is necessary to first comprehend the notion of trademarks.
A trademark is any word, name, symbol, or design, or any combination thereof, used in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from those of another and to indicate the source of the goods (WIPO Model Law)
Types of trademarks can register in Indonesia
In Indonesia following types of trademarks can be registered: names, words, devices, slogans, colours, holograms, trade dress, some non-traditional marks, collective marks and service marks.
Types of trademarks are NOT registerable in Indonesia
The following types of trademarks cannot be registered in Indonesia:
- Generic terms (a generic trademark actually doesn’t qualify for a trademark unless it includes more specific detail).
- Marks that are against mental standards or public order
- Marks without acquired distinctiveness
- Symbols, names or flags of nations, states, regions or of international organizations.
Consider finding the proper trademark for you by understanding what types of trademarks should and should not be registered. Hope you found this article helpful.
