Intellectual property laws passed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The government pledged yesterday that the
\namended laws on intellectual property rights approved by the
\nHouse of Representatives yesterday would boost technological
\ndevelopment, trade and investment in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
After two months of deliberations, the House approved the
\namended laws in a session presided by Deputy House Speaker
\nSoetedjo and attended by Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman.<\/p>\n
Oetojo said, "The laws will protect intellectual rights and
\nincrease innovation in technology, science and arts, and increase
\ntrade and investment in Indonesia."<\/p>\n
The amendments passed yesterday were on the 1987 law on
\ncopyright, the 1989 law on patents and the 1992 law on
\ntrademarks.<\/p>\n
Amendments were made so that the laws would match the
\nrequirements of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of
\nIntellectual Property Rights, Including Trade in Counterfeit
\nGoods of the World Trade Organization, which Indonesia ratified
\nin 1994.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) stated in its final
\noverview that although the amendments were not deliberated as
\nthoroughly as they would have liked, they would be good enough to
\nprotect intellectual property rights and boost innovation in
\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
District courts<\/p>\n
In the statement delivered by the party's spokesman
\nWiyandjono, the PDI said it would like more district courts
\nestablished to hear cases on trademarks and patents.<\/p>\n
"The other factions and the government have agreed to this
\nsuggestion, but because more preparation is needed, including for
\njudges, (the establishment of the courts) cannot yet be included
\nin the amended law," the spokesman said.<\/p>\n
The Armed Forces faction approved the amendments but raised
\nseveral questions in its final statement delivered by Sumartini.
\nThe Armed Forces suggested that the government immediately issue
\ndirectives and other supporting regulations to prevent confusion
\nand slow implementation of the amendments.<\/p>\n
The United Development Party (PPP) spokesman Oesman Sahidi
\nsaid the laws would encourage innovations in sciences, art and
\nliterature.<\/p>\n
"The laws should also encourage research and findings... so
\nthat (Indonesia) can master the technology of industry, the
\ntechnology of agriculture, marine, health and other fields," he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The dominant Golkar asked the government to train staff to
\nimplement the laws.<\/p>\n
The copyright law was amended to include a provision that
\ncopyright on unpublished inventions by anonymous parties will be
\nowned by the state, and published inventions by anonymous parties
\nwill be owned by their publishers.<\/p>\n
The amended law on patents stipulates that the degree of
\nnovelty of an invention means that it is not a continuance of a
\nprevious work.<\/p>\n
"Parallel importation", which allows the import of a copied
\npatented product or service, is stipulated as being acceptable in
\nthe new law as long as it has never been produced in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
The revamped trademark law says that protection for renowned
\nproducts is based on the initiative of their owners, and the
\nTrademark Bureau of the Ministry of Justice could guarantee
\nprotection by refusing to accept applications for the same
\ntrademark. (12)<\/p>\n
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