As of 27 August 2026, Indonesia’s Government Regulation No. 30/2026 has been in force for nearly a month, and the first practical issues from the sharp official-fee increase are becoming clearer. During the August transition between the old and new electronic systems, a significant number of payment attempts timed out. The Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) has responded with a limited practical relief measure: billing codes that expired because of system-related problems may be retrieved once and used to complete payment. The measure is useful for applicants caught by the migration, but it should not be read as a broader relaxation of statutory payment deadlines.
At the same time, DGIP’s trademark office is taking a stricter line on formality examination, especially where priority is claimed. If an applicant fails to submit compliant priority documents and the required official Indonesian translation within the statutory period, DGIP will no longer routinely leave the case suspended for an extended period while waiting for corrections. The application may instead proceed without the priority claim, and in more serious cases a formality refusal may follow. The practical message is straightforward: Indonesia filings now leave less room for curing documentary defects later, so billing-code status, priority evidence and translation readiness should be checked before filing deadlines are allowed to run.
