'Extra Joss' suing 'Enerjos' over name

JAKARTA: Pharmaceutical company PT Dankos Laboratories, through its subsidiary, is suing rival PT Sayap Mas Utama over the brand name of their energy drink products.

In a statement sent to the Jakarta Stock Exchange, publicly listed subsidiary of Dankos, PT Bintang Toedjoe -- the owner of the famous brand Extra Joss -- claimed that Sayap Mas' energy drink Enerjos was too similar in name to its brand.

Dankos, however, countered that it had listed the brand earlier than Sayap Mas in Indonesia, as well as in several other countries.

The lawsuit was submitted to the Central Jakarta Commercial Court on Feb. 15. -- JP-- AFP