"Protecting intellectual property rights is not only about legality, but also giving certainty on the economic rights of inventors and preventing intellectual property violations," the head of BRIN's Applied Microbiology Research Center, Ahmad Fathoni, said in a statement issued here on Monday.
He also highlighted the need for adopting a global perspective in considering the potential of intellectual property in Indonesia, which can be realized through measures such as communal intellectual property inventory.
"Indonesia has many potentials in intellectual property, especially in the fields of biotechnology and microbiology. However, to be able to compete in the international market, it is important for us to ensure that our intellectual property is legally protected," he said.
Similarly, a policy analyst from BRIN's Directorate of Intellectual Property Management, Nugraha Ramadhany, emphasized that communal intellectual property, such as traditional culture and genetic resources, must be registered and protected to prevent stealing or exploitation by foreign parties.
Ramadhany explained that the protection of intellectual property has large economic potential because communal intellectual property inventory and registration do not only protect the rights of local communities, but also open opportunities for intellectual-based economic development.
He said that the ownership of intellectual property rights, both personal and communal, not only provides legal protection, but also allows business players to make the most of intellectual property, both for commercialization and the development of innovative products.
To this end, BRIN is encouraging researchers to be more active in registering their research results' intellectual property rights.
He expressed the hope that there will be an improvement in the understanding and awareness of the importance of intellectual property rights so that researchers and the community can be more proactive in protecting their works and supporting innovation and national economic growth sustainably.
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