Ambush Marketing and the 2026 FIFA World Cup
What Indonesian Businesses Need to Know About Brand Protection Risks The 2026 FIFA World Cup takes place across three host countries: United States, Canada, and Mexico. As the event’s global reach expands, marketing activities and commercial opportunities continue to grow. However, businesses that create an impression of official FIFA affiliation without authorisation risk serious consequences. […]
Adinda Featured in Hukumonline NeXGen Lawyers
Recognised Among Indonesia’s Most Promising Young Women Lawyers Adinda Nur Zahirah, Associate at SKC Law, has been featured in the Hukumonline NeXGen Lawyers 2026 publication – an annual recognition of outstanding young women lawyers in Indonesia who demonstrate intelligence, leadership, professionalism, and a strong commitment to advancing the legal profession. Published in the Spirit of […]
Jakarta Protocol: Global Royalty Transparency
The Jakarta Protocol Progressing Toward Indonesian Law Indonesia’s proposed “Jakarta Protocol” has progressed from concept to legislative discussion. What began as a multilateral initiative aimed at improving global royalty transparency is now expected to be incorporated into Indonesia’s revised Copyright Law (RUU Hak Cipta), with the bill targeted for completion in 2026. Below, we’ll outline […]
Domain Name Recovery
Sennheiser Reclaiming Its Domain Name For over 80 years, Sennheiser has been synonymous with precision audio engineering. From microphones to headphones, audio professionals and consumers worldwide recognise the SENNHEISER name. Yet for more than a decade, the Indonesian country-code domain sennheiser.co.id sat in someone else’s hands. An unaffiliated third party registered the domain in 2011 […]
Faster Trademark Protection in Indonesia
A Closer Look at Trademark Regulation 5/2026 Indonesia’s Trademark Office has been processing trademark registrations at a faster pace in recent years. SKC Law has observed that applications are now registered roughly six months from filing, compared to the previous average of up to twelve months. Until recently, no formal regulation or guidance had been […]
Patents: New Regulation 6/2026
Indonesia Broadens Patent Protection and Introduces Early Substantive Examinations On 23 February 2026, the Minister of Law enacted Regulation No. 6 of 2026 on Patent Applications (“Regulation 6/2026”), replacing the previous framework under Regulation No. 38 of 2018 as amended (“Regulation 38/2018”). The new regulation expands the categories of inventions eligible for patent protection, revises […]
SKC Law in the WTR 1000
Recognised as Gold for Prosecution & Strategy and Enforcement & Litigation SKC Law has been recognised in the 2026 edition of WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, the definitive global guide to outstanding trademark practices and practitioners. The firm received Gold-tier rankings for the 12th consecutive year in both Prosecution & Strategy and Enforcement […]
SKC Law at the 2026 INTA Annual Meeting
Highlights of the 2026 INTA Annual Meeting SKC Law attended the 2026 Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) in London from 2 to 6 May 2026. The firm was represented by Co-Founders Purnomo Suryomurcito and Andrew Conduit. The event took place at ExCeL London and brought together nearly 10,000 IP professionals, brand owners, […]
IP Applications Grew 4.5× in a Decade
A Decade of Accelerated IP Growth Indonesia recorded 339,304 intellectual property applications in 2024, compared with 74,893 in 2015, a 4.5 times increase over ten years. The data, drawn from the 2025 DGIP IP Outlook Report published by Indonesia’s Directorate General of Intellectual Property (“DGIP”), points to changes in how both domestic and international businesses approach […]
