The Directorate General of Intellectual Property is currently supporting multiple database systems.
These include:
- IPAS (Industrial Property Automation System), a WIPO-supported system;
- LADI (Layanan Data dan Informasi Hak Kekayaan Intelektual), which replaces the old ‘DGIP Online’; and
- WIPO Global Brand Database.
LADI is an improvement on the old DGIP Online database. In theory, it includes information about patent, trademark and industrial design rights in all stages of prosecution (e.g. pending, registered, withdrawn, rejected, cancelled, deleted). DGIP Online only provided information about registered rights. In practice, however, we have noted that some registrations and pending applications are missing from LADI.
The WIPO Global Brand Database is an international database that provides information about registered and pending trademark applications filed in WIPO member countries. It was widely expected that the WIPO Global Brand Database would be synchronised with IPAS. However, consultation with the information technology section of DGIP has revealed that data is inputted manually into the WIPO Global Brand Database, after the same data is inputted to IPAS. We have also noted that the WIPO Global Brand Database has limited data fields (i.e. does not include the entire history of an application, whereas IPAS does - e.g. examination dates).
At this stage, the IPAS database - which is only accessible at the Trademark Office - is the only complete resource available. Hopefully the DGIP is working towards providing a complete online resource in the near future.
(Authored by Kenita Abyani, Junior Associate)