The Commercial Courts have received mixed reviews in the media for their decisions,
in particular in bankruptcy cases27 and to a much lesser extent in intellectual property
cases28. Overall, however, and in particular in the early years of the court’s existence,
IP practitioners in Jakarta were reasonably content with its performance. Some
indication of the performance of the court can be gleaned from case collections of
intellectual property decisions of the Central Jakarta Commercial Court, which have
been published by commercial publisher PT Tatanusa.29 With a few notable
exceptions, the court decisions were largely consistent and certainly much speedier
than in previous years30. There is a similar development regarding appeal cases at the
Supreme Court level. Here, cases in the past took many years to reach a decision31,
whereas now they take on average four to five months