We will identify, especially districts and cities that have great potential, but the community or business players are not yet aware regarding the importance of protecting intellectual propertyMakassar, South Sulawesi (ANTARA) - The Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DJKI) of the Law and Human Rights Ministry will start identifying regions with high intellectual property potential though not yet registered.
"We will identify, especially districts and cities that have great potential, but the community or business players are not yet aware regarding the importance of protecting intellectual property," the ministry's Acting Director General of Intellectual Property Razilu stated during an event for the dissemination of information on intellectual property here on Thursday.
Razilu said the DJKI, through assistance from regional governments, will intervene in areas considered to have high potential but with a low number of registered intellectual property.
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With that step, members of the community or micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are expected to immediately register intellectual property rights before there are trademark disputes and so on with other parties.
Razilu admitted that the government is currently still mapping out the regions' potential and has not specifically decided on which regions need special attention regarding intellectual property registration.
"We are still paying attention in general, but later, we will identify districts and cities that have great intellectual property potential," he stated.
Nationwide, the number of intellectual property submissions received by DJKI continues to increase every year. In 2022, an increase of 29 percent was recorded as compared to the corresponding period in 2020 and 2021.
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The increase is inseparable from the 16 featured programs of the DJKI that are aimed at educating the community on intellectual property. One of the programs is the Mobile Intellectual Property Clinic Program, whose services have been accessed by around 10 thousand people in the country.
Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly also highlighted the significant role of regional governments in encouraging MSME players to register intellectual property.
In addition, business players should be aware to register their trademarks to avoid problems related to intellectual property rights that may arise in the future.
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Translator: M Zulfikar, Raka Adji
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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