Patent protection in Indonesia

Costs, deadlines, technology markets and law firms for Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$2,051, plus about US$9,979 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Indonesia must be entered within 31 months of the earliest priority date. It is also one of the world's leading exporters of coal and palm oil.

Population285.7m
Economy (GDP)US$1,446bn
PCT national phase entries a year7,310
RouteNational phase

A leading exporter

  • #1 in the world for palm oil - US$21.1bn of exports (48% of the world's)
  • #1 in the world for ferro-alloys - US$13.8bn of exports (31% of the world's)
  • #1 in the world for lignite - US$8.2bn of exports (84% of the world's)
  • #1 in the world for nickel intermediates - US$7.5bn of exports (55% of the world's)
  • #2 in the world for coal - US$34.5bn of exports (19% of the world's)
  • #3 in the world for copper ore - US$8.4bn of exports (8% of the world's)

Indonesia's economy

  • #6 in East Asia and Pacific for PCT national phase entries - 7,310 a year
  • #2 in East Asia and Pacific for Agriculture - US$189bn
  • #4 in East Asia and Pacific for Industry - US$560bn
  • #4 in East Asia and Pacific for Manufacturing - US$276bn
Indonesia: the economy by sector (US$bn)
Indonesia's share of East Asia and Pacific's economy, by sector (%)
Indonesia: its leading and key exports (2024, US$m)

Goods where Indonesia is among the world's 3 largest exporters, has at least 15% of world exports, or that make up at least 25% of its own exports - of at least US$500m a year.

Questions about patents in Indonesia

How much does a patent cost in Indonesia?

Our estimate is about US$2,051 to take a PCT application to grant in Indonesia. That is about US$670 in official fees and US$1,381 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$716, search US$134, examination request US$592, office action response US$300 and grant / issuance / publication US$309 (one office action response included). Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$9,979. These are estimates only, for a standard application (10 claims, 30 pages, a company applicant): the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.

What is the PCT national phase deadline for Indonesia, and which routes are there?

The PCT national phase for Indonesia must be entered within 31 months of the earliest priority date.

What does Indonesia's economy make and export?

Indonesia's GDP is US$1,445.6bn, of which services US$635.2bn, industry US$559.6bn (of which manufacturing US$275.6bn) and agriculture US$189.4bn. Spending a year: households US$798.4bn and health care US$37.7bn. Indonesia's exports of goods came to US$296.4bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were coal (US$34.5bn, 12% of its exports, #2 in the world), palm oil (US$21.1bn, 7% of its exports, #1 in the world), ferro-alloys (US$13.8bn, 5% of its exports, #1 in the world), natural gas and LPG (US$8.6bn, 3% of its exports, #13 in the world), copper ore (US$8.4bn, 3% of its exports, #3 in the world), lignite (US$8.2bn, 3% of its exports, #1 in the world), nickel intermediates (US$7.5bn, 3% of its exports, #1 in the world), cars (US$6.4bn, 2% of its exports, #26 in the world), industrial fatty acids and alcohols (US$6.2bn, 2% of its exports, #1 in the world) and stainless steel sheet (US$5.9bn, 2% of its exports, #1 in the world). Where products are made, a patent there can stop infringing copies being made, not only being sold.

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