Lawyers' dispute highlights that copyrights cannot override trademark rights

In the dispute between the Indonesia Lawyers Association and the Indonesia Lawyers Union, which both used the same logo and the name PERADIN, the Supreme Court has upheld a lower court decision finding that the union had infringed the association's PERADIN mark. Indonesian infringers often register and cite copyrights to justify the use of similar marks; however, this case clearly shows that copyrights cannot override trademark rights.