Indonesia officially enacted Law No.11 of year 2020, commonly
known as the Omnibus Law, on 2 November 2020. The Omnibus Law
contains revisions to multiple laws, including patent and trademark
laws.
The major changes to the Indonesian patent law are as
follows.
"Simple patent" – commonly
known as a utility model, petty patent or innovation patent in
other jurisdictions. The law has been amended to explicitly define
a simple patent. Previously, a simple patent could be granted to
every new invention or development of an existing product / process
which is industrially applicable. There is now a further definition
in that the development of the existing product / process can
include "a simple product, a simple process, or a simple
method". At this juncture, it is unclear how the further
definition will materially affect prosecution of simple patents. It
appears that the further definition might suggest that it is easier
for simple patents to be granted as compared to
