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Geographical Indication Certification (Beras Mentik Wangi Susu Sawangan)

(Yogyakarta) Geographical Indications as one of the intellectual property rights regimes have the potential to advance the society economy in certain areas. Magelang Regency has produced one Geographical Indication product, namely Beras Mentik Wangi Susu Sawangan. This rice is produced in Sawangan, Magelang Regency, Central Java.

Geographical Indication Area of Beras Mentik Wangi Susu Sawangan

The application for registration of Geographical Indications was made by the Society for the Protection of Geographical Indications of Beras Mentik Wangi Susu Sawangan (MPIGBMWSS) and a management structure has been formed, which consists of members of the rice farmers of Mentik Wangi Sawangan. Application for registration of Geographical Indications which is currently in the certification process at the Directorate General of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.

Geographical Indication Logo of Beras Mentik Wangi Susu Sawangan

The Geographical Indication Registration is accompanied directly by the Center for Intellectual Property Rights, Law, Technology and Business (PHKIHTB) Faculty of Law UII. Director of PHKIHTB Dr.Budi Agus Riswandi, SH., M.Hum as an IPR consultant directly oversees and assists the process of completing both substantive and administrative requirements. Starting from determining the name of the Geographical Indication used, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), and all the completeness of the requirements book.

The use of the name Beras Mentik Wangi Susu Sawangan is actually the name of the national superior variety, namely Beras Mentik Wangi Susu. However, because there are indeed characteristics that come from natural also human factors and the rice is produced in Sawangan, then name that was taken and agreed upon was Beras Mentik Wangi Susu Sawangan. (Putri Yan Dwi Akasih)

 

 

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS CENTER PROVIDE SOCIALIZATION OF COLLECTIVE BRAND REGISTRATION FOR EMPING MELINJO PRODUCTS

(Bantul-Friday 21/05/2017) Intellectual Property Rights Center Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia (IPR Center FH UII) in collaboration with the Central of Business Services and Intellectual Property Management Department of Industry and Trade DIY held a meeting with the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Group (UMKM) ) Emping Melinjo maker in Kepuh, Wirokerten Kec. Banguntapan, Bantul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta at 15.30 WIB – Done. The meeting agenda with the theme of Socialization regarding Collective Mark Registration which was filled by the speaker, Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi SH, M. Hum expert on Intellectual Property Rights Faculty of Law, Islamic University of Indonesia.

As is known, the Kepuh area, Wirokerten is very well known as the Central of craftsmen or Emping Melinjo makers in Bantul Regency. The group of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (UMKM) that produces emping melinjo was established in 2012, but this business group does not yet have a Collective Mark and the business actors in that group still compete with one another and have their own trademarks. There are even emping mlinjo makers who do not yet have a brand for Emping Mlinjo.

In the socialization, Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi SH M.Hum gave direction and socialization regarding the importance of collective trademark registration for micro, small and medium enterprises (UMKM) the process of collective trademark registration, the objectives and benefits of collective trademark registration. In his presentation, Budi also emphasized that the brand is a tool to differentiate one product from another, as well as a means to avoid unfair business competition.

In addition, the brand can also be used as a tool for promotion and to determine product quality. In other, the briefing regarding collective mark Budi also provides for the possibility of registering other types of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), including registration of industrial designs on product packaging, registration of inventions in the form of processes or methods of making chips using patents and so on.

On that occasion, Ahmadi as the leader of the group of entrepreneurs making emping melinjo asked several questions to the speakers regarding the registration of collective marks and hoped that the registration of collective marks could be implemented immediately in order to protect the collective mark for business actors and increase the selling price of emping melinjo. Because according to his narrative, in running a business, business actors are still competing and product management and testing have not been carried out properly and systematically.

At the moment, collective trademark registration has become a facilitation program from the Regional Government (PEMDA) in Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) through the Department of Industry and Trade (Disperindag) with the technical unit of the Center for Business Services and Intellectual Property Management. This program is expected to protect UMKM products collectively and foster product competitiveness collectively, Budi concluded in his presentation on the socialization of collective trademark registration (Renggi).

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IPR Center FH UII Successfully Registers Geographical Indications Coconut Sugar Kulon Progo

Kotabaru (21/02/2017) The development trade practices at this time has indeed entered the climate of increasingly fierce business competition, this condition creates the hardness of the tangent point competition in business so that it requires producers to always protect their business from unfair trading in practices and fraudulent behavior of other manufacturers. For this reason, one way to obtain protection for the typical product of a region is to register a Geographical Indication (GI) which is submitted to the Director General of Intellectual Property Rights so that it is recorded and given a certificate as proof of its rights.

 

1st ilustration. Geographical Indication Area of Coconut Sugar in Kulonprogo

As a typical product of a region, coconut sugar which consists of ant sugar and palm sugar has a very high selling potential. it is noted that this product has been exported to America, Canada and Europe, so it is fitting for this coconut sugar product made from coconut sap get legal protection. On this basis, MPIG Coconut Sugar Kulon Progo Jogja asked the IPR Center FH UII to accompaniment and assist in the registration process for IG Coconut Sugar in the Kulon Progo area, which is a typical product of the Kulon Progo region with very good quality.

According to the Regent of Kulon Progo, Dr. Hasto Wardoyo, Sp.OG, efforts to register geographical indicators of Kulon Progo coconut sugar are based on the awareness that Kulon Progo Coconut Sugar products have advantages and characteristics compared to other similar sugar products. Furthermore, he also hopes that by registering the geographical indication of Kulon Progo Coconut Sugar, Kulon Progo’s superior products can be legally protected and highly competitive.

On another occasion, the Director of the FH UII HKI Center Budi Agus Riswandi said that the FH UII HKI Center was committed to assisting and accompaniment the community and the government in protecting existing superior products through assistance in the registration of geographical indications. He also stated that the IPR FH UII Center is an institution that is quite experienced in assisting in the registration of geographical indications.

2nd illustration. IG Logo of Coconut Sugar in Kulonprogo

In 2015 Coconut Sugar Kulon Progo has succeeded in obtaining a certificate of protection of geographical indications from the Directorate General of Intelectual Property, Ministry of Law and Human Rights. This is one of the proofs that the IPR Center of the Faculty of Law UII has succeeded in providing assistance in terms of protecting geographical indications. (Dio)