The current Indonesian patent law is the law 14 promulgated in 200 1 year. It is stipulated that the patent application shall be made public within 18 months from the date of filing, and the public time shall be 6 months. The case shall be closed within 36 months after the applicant makes a request for review. If the applicant refuses to accept the decision of rejection, he may make a request for review within 3 months. Indonesia's patent law requires inventors to apply for patents only after the production of new products in Indonesia. The protection period of a patent is 20 years from the date of filing, and that of a small patent (there is no utility model patent in Indonesia) is 10 year from the date of filing. Neither patent can be renewed.