INDONESIAN PATENT Indonesian patent system was first introduced by the end of 1989 under the Patent Law

No. 6/1989 taking effect of ugust 1! 1991! which was "ater amended by Law No. 1#/199$ effecti%e as on &ay $! 199$. In a bid to bring the system into "ine with the standards re'uired by the ()IPs greement the Law was further re%ised and restructured! then superseded by Law No. 1*/+,,1 which came in force on ugust 1! +,,1. (o faci"itate internationa" patent fi"ings! Indonesia has a"so acceded to the Patent Law (reaty -P.(/! effecti%e since on 0eptember 1! 199$. ccording"y! foreign app"icants can designate Indonesia as a contracting state now. Ne%erthe"ess! non2con%ention appp"ications may be fi"ed at any time before the in%ention is pub"ished anywhere in the wor"d! or ora""y disc"osed! used! so"d or otherwise made known in Indonesia. P (3N( 4L3 N5 6NP (3N( 4L3 IN73N(I8N0 pparatus or products -inc"uding chemica" compounds and microorganisms/ and processes -through which a product is manufactured inc"uding non2bio"ogica" and microbio"ogica" processes/ are a"" patentab"e. 0ub9ect matters e:c"uded from patentabi"ity are; a/ in%entions being contrary to pub"ic order! mora"ity and the e:isting "aws and regu"ations< b/ diagnostic! theapeutic and surgica" methods -inc"uding business methods/< c/ scientific and mathematica" methods< d/ p"ant and anima" -other than micro2organisms/ and essentia""y bio"ogica" processes for production of p"ants and anima"s -other than non2bio"ogica" and micro2 bio"ogica" processes/. =ILIN> )3?6I)3&3N(0 pp"ications must be in or trans"ated into 4ahasa Indonesia -Indonesian Language/. (o fi"e a comp"ete app"ication! the fo""owing documents are re'uired; 1. Patent re'uest =orm .an be prepare and signed by ourse"%es on c"ient@s beha"f< but particu"ars shou"d be pro%ided with the c"ient@s instructions. +. Power of ttorney 0imp"y signed and no "ega"iAation is necessary< but p"ease make sure that fu"" name and tit"e of the signatory are c"ear"y indicated -in case of corporate app"icants/. - % / =orm enc"osed #. 0pecification in trip"icateB which consists of; #.1. 5escription! the contents of which must be structured in strict accordance with the fo""owing statutory format; a/ (echnica" fie"d< b/ 4ackground art< c/ (echnica" impro%ements C ad%antages< d/ 4rief e:p"anation of the drawing-s/< e/ &ode of carrying out the in%ention C working e:amp"es< f/ Industria" app"icabi"ity #.+. ."aim-s/

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#.#. bstract - % / P"ease prepare and send 9ust one copy. De wi"" work on the trans"ation and ad9ust it to the standart format in trip"icate. =orma" drawing-s/! in trip"icate - % / P"ease send informa" ones. De can prepare the forma" drawings as re'uired. If the c"ients wishes to send forma" drawings to us! the word E=I>F on each page is re'uired to ha%e been changed into E>4)F and then fo""owed by the number. .ertified copy of priority document If the basic app"ication-s/ is not in 3ng"ish! %erified 3ng"ish trans"ation wi"" be re'uired though it is not necessari"y a sworn trans"ation. suitab"e certificate of %erification signed by the trans"ator and inc"uded at the end of this section is sufficient. - % / P"ease send. De can subse'uent"y trans"ate it into 4ahasa Indonesia. ssignment -if the app"icant is not the in%entor itse"f! p"ease simp"y sign and no "ega"iAation is re'uired/. - % / =orm enc"osed. 5ec"aration of entit"ement! to be comp"eted and signed by the app"icant. - % / =orm enc"osed. s for P.( Nationa" Phase app"icantions! in addition to the abo%e documents from -1/ through -$/; 8.1. Chapter I -dead"ine #, months from priority date/ a. .opy P.( )e'uest -P.(/)8/1,1/ b. .opy Notification concerning 0ubmission or (ransmitta" of Priority 5ocument -P.(/I4/#,*/ c. .opy Notification of the )ecording of a .hange -P.(/I4/#,6/ d. .opy P.( Internationa" Pub"ication 8.+. Chapter II -5ead"ine #1 months from priority date/In addition to 8.1 -a/! -b/! -c/ and -d/ abo%e! p"ease a"so pro%ide ; 1. .opy P.( 5emand G .hapter II -P.(/IP3 /*,1/ +. .opy P.( Information concerning 3"ected 8ffices notified of their e"ection -P.(/I4/##+/.

P64LI. (I8N0 N5 8PP80I(I8N =irst Pub"ication ; Patents G for a con%ention app"ications it sha"" be pub"ished in no "ater than eighteen -18/ months from the priority date! and whereas for a non2 con%ention app"ication no "ater than eighteen -18/ months from the "oca" fi"ing date. 3ach sha"" be "aid open for si: -6/ months for pub"ic inspections and oppositions. 0imp"e Patents G the pub"ication sha"" occur in no "ater than three -#/ months from the fi"ing date! and this wi"" "ast for on"y three -#/ months for opposition. 0econd Pub"ication ; (o take p"ace after grant or re9ection.

3H &IN (I8N 0ubstanti%e e:amination of a patent app"ication sha"" be sub9ect to a prior re'uest in writing by the app"icant or its attorney and which must be submitted within thirty2si:

-#6/ months of the app"ication fi"ing date. Iowe%er! the e:amination wi"" commence on"y after the first pub"ication period has ended! and it sha"" ha%e to be comp"eted in no "ater than thirty2si: -#6/ months -for standard Patents/ or twenty2four -+*/ months -for simp"e Patents/. 7 LI5I(J 0tandart patents! +, years from fi"ing date. 0imp"e patents! 1, years from fi"ing date. 4oth terms are not e:tendab"e.