Both prospective and current IP Consultants have been a focus of attention from the the Directorate-General of Intellectual Property (“DGIP”) this month, with the formal commencement of a new round of IP Consultant’s training, and a review of the performance of current IP Consultants.
The DGIP formally commenced a new round of IP Consultant’s training on 24 May 2014 at the Bina Nusantara University in Jakarta (see here). Opening remarks were delivered by Tosin Junansyah (Acting Director-General), who noted the important role IP Consultants play in the socialisation of intellectual property as well as the prosecution of intellectual property rights.
Earlier this month (June 2014), the DGIP started a five-yearly review of the performance of existing IP Consultants. All 735 registered IP Consultants will have received a notice requiring them to report on the following by 16 June 2014:
- number of applied copyright, patent, trademark and industrial design rights;
- number of applied geographical indications;
- number of applied integrated circuit designs;
- number of trade secrets advised on; and
- summary of activities to promote the socialisation of intellectual property.