Indonesia (asialaw)

Am Badar & Am Badar is one of Indonesia’s longest-established intellectual property specialists, tracing its origins to 1965 when Toetoen Ambadar founded the practice to protect creators, inventors and businesses. The Jakarta-based firm has since developed into a comprehensive IP platform serving domestic and international clients, with capabilities across the full life cycle of intellectual assets, from searches, drafting and prosecution through to post-grant services, commercialisation, enforcement and litigation. Its breadth extends across patents, trademarks, copyright, industrial designs, domain names and plant variety protection, supported by relationships with foreign associates for international portfolio work.

The practice is particularly well-equipped for clients requiring coordinated prosecution and contentious support in Indonesia. Its patent offering covers searches, drafting, substantive examination, oppositions, appeals, annuity management and disputes, while its trademark team handles clearance, prosecution, monitoring, oppositions, renewals and licensing. The firm also advises on copyright recordation and disputes, industrial design protection, domain-name matters and plant varieties. Its litigation capability encompasses cancellation actions, infringement investigations, evidence gathering, negotiations and representation before the Indonesian courts and intellectual property authorities.

An important feature of the firm is the combination of legal, administrative and technical expertise within a single specialist practice. Its patent bench includes practitioners with backgrounds in electrical engineering, mechanics, pharmaceuticals and chemicals, enabling the team to analyse claims and technical specifications across technology, electronics, heavy equipment, mining and life sciences. Alfauzi leads the life sciences function and has extensive experience in patent examination and claim analysis, while Hakimatun Nisa heads the patent, plant variety protection and domain-name division and brings more than 18 years’ experience acting for domestic and international clients. Mahesa Yudha Kumbara oversees trademark, design, copyright and legal work, with experience spanning prosecution, litigation and dispute resolution. The senior team includes chief executive partner and registered IP consultant Dora Ambadar, alongside partners Nadia Ambadar, Anisa Ambadar and Nabila Ambadar. Together, the leadership group reflects the firm’s multigenerational development while maintaining its specialist focus on protecting and managing intellectual assets.

The firm has also invested in the operational infrastructure supporting sensitive IP portfolios. In January 2026, its information-security management system for intellectual property consultancy services obtained ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certifications accredited by KAN and UKAS. The certified scope covers the client-data lifecycle from collection and processing through storage, use, sharing and disposal, strengthening the governance framework around confidential legal documents, technical materials and portfolio information.