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Indonesian Patent Office Circular Letter regarding the annuity payment for Patent 2012-04-23 15:15:38Indonesian Patent Office Circular Letter regarding the annuity payment for Patent
Pursuant to Article 114 of our Patent Law No. 14/2001, the accumulated annuity fees are payable upon grant. Before 2010, it took more than one year after grant decision to issue a patent certificate. Therefore,patentees usually paid the accumulated annuities from filing to grant shortly after receiving the decision in order to avoid late payment surcharge.
Now, thanks to a better system, patent certificates are issued approximately within 3 months after notice of grant. Therefore, on 17 April 2012 through the Circular Letter No. HKI.3.KU.02.02.02, the DGIP Office made formal announcement to confirm that accumulated annuity fees from filing to grant can be paid after issuance of Patent Certificate.