Yogyakarta, August 29, 2025 – Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), through its Intellectual Property Management Office (IPMO), held a two-day Patent Drafting Training on August 28–29, 2025. The activity, which aimed to enhance the understanding and skills of faculty, students, and education staff within UGM in drafting patents, carried the theme “Optimization of Intellectual Property Protection through Patent Writing Practice.” The training was attended by 35 participants offline and 65 participants online, taking place at the Sugeng Martopo Building, Center for Environmental Studies (PSLH) UGM.
The event began with remarks from the Head of UGM IPMO, Prof. Ir. Sang Kompiang Wirawan, S.T., M.T., Ph.D., who conveyed the importance of awareness regarding the commercial and strategic value of patents. “Every patent must have its cost base known to project market value. Of the 35 patents owned, UGM has received royalties worth Rp16 billion. Furthermore, UGM also receives around Rp70 billion per year in funding from the government for international publications,” he stated. The training was then officially opened by the Vice Rector for Research, Business Development, and Cooperation, Dr. Danang Sri Hadmoko, S.Si., M.Sc. Patents are a form of tangible recognition for the hard work of researchers. “One product can consist of dozens of patents. Collaboration among researchers from various disciplines still needs to be enhanced, and IPMO is here to offer a supportive ecosystem ranging from drafting, licensing, to commercialization,” he explained.
The training resource person from the Regional Office of the DIY Ministry of Law, Andri Krisna Wibowo, S.T., delivered technical material on composing patent documents. He explained that a patent is an exclusive right granted by the state to an inventor for an invention in the field of technology, with a validity period of 20 years for a regular patent and 10 years for a simple patent. “Simple patents are usually developments of existing patents, with only one independent claim and a shorter examination process, which is a maximum of 6 months based on Law No. 25 of 2024,” Andri clarified.
Participants were also equipped with practical steps in patent drafting, ranging from identifying the invention, searching patent and non-patent documents through Espace.net, WIPO, PDKI, and Google Patent, to composing claims, descriptions, abstracts, and technical drawings. Participants were then divided into parallel classes based on their field of expertise: Team A (Mechanical, Electrical, and Systems) and Team B (Pharmaceutical, Biological, and Agro), to practice drafting patents directly with mentors Andri Krisna Wibowo., S.T., Apri Tri Nugroho, S.T., M.Eng., and Nurlaila Qodriwati, S.TP. During the Q&A session, several interesting questions arose, including the patentability of augmented reality (AR) based applications and derivative products from robusta coffee waste. The resource person affirmed that as long as there is an element of physical interaction or technical effect, the invention can be submitted as a patent. This activity is expected to increase the capacity and productivity of UGM researchers in producing patents that are not only academically valuable but also have high commercial potential, thereby contributing to the strengthening of Indonesia’s innovation ecosystem and research downstreaming.
