Businesses recording a transfer of a registered trademark in Indonesia need to check how the supporting evidence has been translated. Article 66 of Minister of Law Regulation No. 5 of 2026 requires an Indonesian translation by an official sworn translator when the transfer evidence is in a foreign language. The filing also calls for the trademark certificate or an official register extract, applicant identification and, where applicable, corporate documents for the transferee and a power of attorney. This is a reminder of an existing procedural requirement; it does not establish a recent blanket obligation to use electronic Apostilles for all IP transfers and licences.
Translation should be planned alongside signing and completion of a cross-border trademark transaction. JCIPO recommends checking the original transfer evidence against the sworn Indonesian translation and the parties’ recorded details, while asking local counsel to confirm any notarisation or Apostille requirements for the particular documents. Authentication, translation and electronic filing serve different purposes. Successfully uploading a document does not by itself establish that its formal requirements have been met.
