Franchise Business Protection in Context of Intellectual Property Law in Indonesia

Abstract

Franchising is a business system of trade and services which involving franchise agreement. Franchise business has their unique logo, design, brand, even clothing and corporate appearance. In this case, the Franchisor has granted the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) to the Franchisee and the Franchisee pays the royalties for the use of the rights or licenses. This paper will explain how franchise business protection in intellectual property law in Indonesia both in term of franchisor and franchisee protection. This paper also describes a wide range of IP owned by Franchisor for example, trade names, logos, designs or patent and the obligation of the franchisee to respect the franchiser rights.

Keywords: Franchising, Intellectual Property Rights