(1) If a patent application is filed by a person other than the inventor, the application must be accompanied by a statement with adequate supporting evidence that he is entitled to the invention concerned.

(2) The Patent Office shall be obligated to send a copy of the statement referred to in paragraph (1) to the inventor.

(3) The inventor may examine the patent application form filed by a person other than the inventor referred to in paragraph (1) and may at his own expense request a copy of said application documents.

(1) A patent application may be filed through a patent consultant in Indonesia as proxy, except in certain cases regulated otherwise in this Act.

(2) A patent consultant referred to in paragraph (1) shall be a consultant registered in the Register of Patent Consultants at the Patent Office.

(3) Beginning on the date of receipt of the proxy until the date of announcement of the patent application concerned, the patent consultant shall be obligated to preserve the confidentiality of the invention and all patent application documents.

(4) Provisions regarding requirements for registration as a patent consultant shall be regulated in a Government Regulation.

(1) A patent application filed by an inventor or someone who has a right to the invention who does not reside or have a fixed domicile in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia must be filed through a patent consultant in Indonesia as proxy.

(2) The inventor or someone who has a right to the invention referred to in paragraph (1) must declare and elect a residence or legal domicile in Indonesia for the purpose of said patent application.

(1) A patent application filed by use of a priority right as regulated by an international convention on patent protection adhered to by the Republic of Indonesia, must be filed within 12 (twelve) months commencing on the date on which the first patent application was received by any country also participating in said convention.

(2) By fully observing the provisions of this Law regarding the requirements which must be fulfilled in a patent application, a patent application with a priority right referred to in paragraph (1) must be accompanied by a copy of the first patent application form validated by the competent authority in the country concerned within a period of 6 (six) months commencing on the date of said patent application, provided that the time limit referred to in paragraph (1) is not exceeded.

(3) If the requirements in paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) are not fulfilled, a patent application may not be filed by using a priority right.

(1) A patent application shall be filed to the Patent Office in writing in the Indonesian Language.

(2) The patent application form must contain:

(3) Further provisions regarding the filing of patent applications shall be regulated by the Minister.

(1) In addition to the copy of the application form referred to in Article 29 paragraph (2), the Patent Office may request that a patent application by use of a priority right also be accompanied by:

(2) The filing of copies of documents referred to in paragraph (1) may be accompanied by separate additional explanations by the patent applicant.

(1) A patent application shall be deemed to have been filed on the date of receipt of the patent application by the Patent Office after payment of the fee referred to in Article 25.

(3) The date of filing of patent application shall be specially recorded by the Patent Office.

(1) If it is evident that there are deficiencies in fulfilling the requirements referred to in Article 30, the Patent Office shall request that the deficiencies be corrected within a period of 3 (three) months commencing on the date of transmittal by the Patent Office of the letter requesting that the deficiencies be corrected.

(2) Based on reasons acceptable to the Patent Office, the period referred to in paragraph (1) may be extended by a maximum of 3 (three) months upon the request of the patent applicant.

(1) If different persons have evidently filed more than one application for the same invention, only the application which was filed finally or prior in time may be accepted.

(2) If the patent applications referred to in paragraph (1) were filed on the same date, the Patent Office shall request in writing that the applicants negotiate to decide which application is to be filed and deliver the decision to the Patent Office at the latest 6 (six) months from the date of transmittal of the written request.

(3) If an agreement or decision is not reached among the patent applicants or it is impossible for them to hold a negotiation or the results of the negotiation are not delivered to the Patent Office within the period referred to in paragraph (2), said patent applications shall be rejected and the Patent Office shall give notice thereof to the patent applicants in writing.

(2) Amendments of an application referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to have been filed on the same date as the original application.

(2) Where said amendments constitute a separation of an application referred to in paragraph (1), said application shall be deemed to have been filed on the same date as the original application.

(1) A patent application may be withdrawn by submitting a written request to the Patent Office.

(2) Further provisions regarding the withdrawal of patent applications shall be regulated in a Government Regulation.