Industrial property is is being used by an increasing number of
developing countries as an important tool of technological and
economic development. Developing countries have also been made
aware that it is in their best interest to establish national industrial
property systems. Indonesia as a signatory member of the Agreement
on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of
the World Trade Organization (WTO), Indonesia has enacted Law No.
31 of 2000 concerning Industrial Design on 20 December 2000. Since
the enactment of Law No. 31 of 2000 several cases have occurred and
been brought before the Commercial Court involving the cancellation
of lawsuits with regard to issues of the lack of ?novelty? of an industrial
design which have already been granted to other people. There are
several weak aspects of Law No. 31 of 2000 which in practice can
create legal uncertainty and may potentially cause a barrier towards
the effectiveness of the implementation of Law No. 31 of 2000.
