Ministry of Law Activates Email-Based Trademark Renewal Notification
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Law has activated an email-based trademark renewal notification feature integrated into the trademark service system to strengthen the digital transformation designed as an automation solution.
Director General of Intellectual Property at the Ministry of Law, Hermansyah Siregar, stated that strengthening information technology infrastructure is the primary foundation for delivering modern and accountable public services.
“The utilisation of information technology enables faster, more accurate, and accountable services. Through this feature, we aim to ensure that trademark owners receive adequate reminders so they do not lose their protection rights,” said Hermansyah in a statement confirmed in Jakarta on Tuesday.
He emphasised that intellectual property protection requires support from a reliable digital system to optimally guarantee the continuity of rights.
Thus, trademark owners are expected not only to register but also to actively utilise the digital service ecosystem to monitor and maintain their protection status.
Meanwhile, the Chair of the Trademark and Geographical Indications Working Team at the Directorate General of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Law, Yosano Dwiwanda Saktinegara, explained that the feature was developed with an integrated system architecture approach that prioritises process automation and data synchronisation.
“The system will automatically process trademark validity data and send notifications to the registered email without manual intervention, thereby increasing service efficiency and accuracy,” stated Yosano.
He added that service quality is determined by the validity and consistency of data in the system.
Therefore, trademark owners are urged to inform changes in applicant data, particularly email addresses, via letter so that the notification system can operate optimally and on target.
According to him, this approach provides system-based reminder redundancy to minimise potential communication failures and ensure information is delivered effectively.
Additionally, the trademark renewal process can be conducted entirely online through the merek.dgip.go.id website, making it easier for owners to access services anytime and from anywhere.
Yosano noted that the development of this feature reflects the implementation of information technology governance that prioritises user-centric principles, service integration, and operational efficiency through automation.
The Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DJKI) is also continuously strengthening the back-end system and data management to support the stability, security, and scalability of digital services in the intellectual property sector.
Through this innovation, DJKI affirms that intellectual property protection does not only rely on regulations but also on the readiness of technology systems capable of supporting sustainable rights management.
“Trademark owners need to actively utilise the system, including monitoring and renewing on time to avoid the risk of losing legal protection,” he stated.
In the future, DJKI will continue to develop adaptive, secure, and integrated information technology-based services as part of the national digital transformation strategy.
This step is expected to strengthen a modern intellectual property ecosystem and support the growth of Indonesia’s digital economy and innovation based on data to improve system accuracy, reliability, and legal certainty for trademark owners in Indonesia.
The feature utilises the integration of the trademark database with an electronic notification system capable of systematically reading the lifecycle of trademark protection.
Through this mechanism, the system can identify validity periods in real-time and trigger automatic notification sending to users.
To date, 1,600 trademark owners have received notifications, with 42 of them responding, demonstrating the initial effectiveness of this data-based system implementation.