Patent right forgery

Patent right forgery

From Bisnis Indonesia

Bisnis Indonesia of Jan. 20, 1995 published an article concerning an investigation of the illegal producing of a patented jelly (Swallow Sun) product. The patent owner, Efendy, has complained about this forgery for 20 years. But the forger, Soetjipto Rahardjo, continues to produce the jelly freely. In fact Police Headquarters has confiscated all the fake products, but Soetjipto still carries on his business without hindrance.

As a person concerned about patent rights, I was wandering whether the Directorate of Patent Rights does its job properly, or whether there is collusion between the directorate and the forgers.

It is time the law enforcing bodies imposed punishment on Soetjipto, so that potential forgers will think twice before they execute their plans in the future. Strict measures of curbing forgery are essential as Indonesia is entering the international free trade arena which stresses legality of a product.

EDY SAMANTHA

Surabaya,

East Java