Indonesia’s New Trademark Registration Rules: What Businesses Need to Know

Estimated Reading Time: 5–6 minutes At a Glance Indonesia has introduced significant updates to its trademark registration framework through Minister of Law Regulation No. 5 of 2026, marking an important step toward a more efficient…

From Round to Square: Why a Simple Shape Swap Fails the Innovation Test

Introduction A recent patent invalidation case handled by Tranfan Law Office offers a critical reminder for designers: merely changing a common geometric shape such as converting a round bottle into a square one does not…

Saving The UK Brand “FACEFACTS” in China from a WORD FOR WORD infringement.

A Chinese company had the audacity to copy and attempt to register a UK company’s mark WORD FOR WORD in China. A UK personal care brand, “facefacts”, created by our client “Q Company” in 2019,…

“Hey boyz, I definitely did not infringe any other trademarks” is what our client told us when their mark was opposed in China.

Our client ML Biotechnology Co., Ltd. promoted its men’s skincare brand “HEY BOYZ” through variety shows and other channels. Before promotion, the company had already filed a Class 3 trademark application covering cosmetics, which passed…

A spicy trademark case and cross border betrayal between a Brazilian company and their ex-China partner.

“TAKAO” was not a mark invented for litigation. It was a brand created, registered, and continuously used by a Brazilian company long before any dispute arose. While sourcing products from China, a business relationship formed…

Design patents protect appearance, not function. And at the heart of it is the ordinary people, no experts and no lawyers.

If you ask regular, ordinary people whether they get confused by two designs or not, and then they say “no”, that means your design is in the clear. FL cleanser has been a market leader…