Intellectual Property
Our firm provides all the services clients need to identify, leverage, protect and defend the value of their intellectual property.
We cover the spectrum of intellectual property issues including trade marks and brand protection, copyright, patents, industrial designs, and commercial. We have experience in handling works in technically advanced areas and have built impressive track records in handling significant IP disputes in Indonesia. We also handle IP-related transactions including license contracts and merger and acquisition involving tech companies.
Trademark
RMP Law Firm trademark practice supports clients in the protection and enforcement of trademarks. A sampling of the services provided include:
- Conducting availability searches
- Evaluation of a potential trademark’s viability and strengths
- Preparing, filing and prosecuting trademark applications in Indonesian Trademark Office
- Trademark filing under the scheme of Madrid Protocol
- Trademark portfolio management, from filing throughout registration and renewal
- Representation before the Indonesian Trademark Office for any types of office actions
- Evaluation of trademark portfolio and its commercial use in the view of avoiding infringement of other parties’ trademark rights
Copyright
RMP Law Firm copyright practice supports clients in the protection and enforcement of copyrights. A sampling of the services provided include:
- Counsel, support and strategy in copyright protection and enforcement such as copyright registration, copyright ownership, assignment and infringement of a copyright
- Advise on protection and enforcement of copyrights of computer software both on a contentious and non-contentious basis
- Documentation including work made for hire agreements, copyright assignments, copyright licenses and performing rights licenses
- Clearance opinions and due diligence investigations such as investigation on copyright ownership and copyright status
- Advise on fair use under Indonesian Copyright Law
- Preparation of related agreement such as deeds for transfer of copyright and royalty, etc
Industrial Design
RMP Law Firm industrial design practice supports clients in the protection and enforcement of industrial design rights. A sampling of the services provided include:
- Counsel, support and strategy in industrial design and design matters
- Preparation, filing, and prosecution of industrial design applications
- Renewal, opposition, infringement procedures
- Advise on opposition and licensing of industrial design
- Design search
- Design watch
Patent Rights
RMP Law Firm patent practice supports clients in the protection and enforcement of patent rights. A sampling of the services provided include:
- Patent searches
- Prepare patent applications (description, claims)
- Representation before the competent Indonesian Patent Office from filing to granting a patent by our registered Patent Attorneys qualified for representation before the Patent Office
- Initiating opposition procedures against patent application
- Valuation of patents
- License agreements and contract drafting
- Payment of patent annuities
Trade Secrets
RMP Law Firm assists clients to implement trade secrets in relation to any confidential information, and protect production, technical and economic data as well as other data known as know-how. We advise on the acquisition and transfer of know-how. We help clients to prepare documents necessary for the establishment of a trade secrecy regime. A sampling of the services provided include:
- Advise on protection of trade secrets
- Audit and develop protocols to monitor and safeguard access to confidential information
- Evaluate, prepare and refine effective non-compete, non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements.
- Audit existing employment, termination and privacy policies and agreements
- Counsel management and staff on proper hiring and termination procedures
- Prepare corporate policies on confidentiality and implement programs to educate the workforce
Enforcement and Anti-Counterfeiting Programs
- Enforcement or defense strategy best suits clients’ business objectives while avoiding expensive and time-consuming course of actions
- Market monitoring and surveillance
- Investigation of suspected infringers or counterfeiters (to determine the scale of infringing activities, channel of commercial distribution, availability of the products in the market, etc.)
- Cease and desist campaign against infringers or counterfeiters
- Representation in criminal actions initiated by filing criminal complaints at the National Police Office or Enforcement Division of the Indonesian IP office (Penyidik Pegawai Negeri Sipil / PPNS)
- Searches and raid actions
- Watch services and online surveillance and investigations
- Manage online enforcement programs to reduce counterfeit and gray market products
IP Commercial
- Advise on acquisition and exploitation of intellectual property rights
- Prepare and negotiate various commercial IP agreements including IP licenses and assignments, royalty agreements, agency agreements, and research and development agreements
- Franchising and licensing agreements
- IP transaction supports in asset disposition and mergers & acquisitions
- Intellectual Property Audits & Due Diligence