The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) continues to improve industrial competitiveness in Indonesia so that it can be competitive both in the national and international market scope. This is implemented through continued discussion of the Industrial Design Bill (RUU) by the government and the Indonesian Parliament.
All factions in Commission VI of the House of Representatives (DPR) RI have agreed to continue the Industrial Design Bill by bringing it to the first level of discussion. Each faction was asked to immediately compile a problem inventory list (DIM).
"Because all the materials have been submitted to be discussed directly through the Working Committee (Panja), the government will appoint an official who will conduct the discussion," said Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto in Jakarta, Monday (15/7).
The Industrial Design Bill has been included in the 2018 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) as an amendment to Law Number 31 of 2000 concerning Industrial Design (UU Desain Industri). The bill was proposed as an improvement to several weaknesses in Law 31/2000, both in terms of substance, registration procedures, and law enforcement in providing protection for industrial design rights.
"The urgency of proposing the Industrial Design Bill is the very rapid dynamics and development of the Industrial community, technological developments, and the development of international law. Then to accommodate industrial interests in Indonesia, especially Small and Medium Industries in obtaining Industrial Design Rights to increase industrial competitiveness in the scope of national and international trade, "said Airlangga.
In addition, according to the Minister of Industry, the amendment to the Industrial Design Bill is also to clarify and improve the quality of the criteria for novelty of industrial designs in granting industrial design rights to avoid unfair competition and consumer error. "Another urgency relates to the amendment to the Industrial Design Bill, to perfect the industrial design protection system by accommodating protection for designs with short life cycles through an unregistered system with a maximum protection period of three years," he said.
With the amendment of the Industrial Design Bill, it is hoped that the rules for protecting Intellectual Property Rights in Indonesia will be able to follow the development of the international Industrial Design agreement, namely the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs 1999 (Hague Agreement 1999).
"This international registration system is simple and efficient, because with only one application submitted by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) it will provide protection in member countries' territories," he explained.
Airlangga is optimistic that the change in the rules of the Industrial Design law can provide added value to a product, where the product becomes attractive and favored by consumers, and can even be unique in its selling value. "Through the protection of industrial design rights, holders of industrial design rights also obtain exclusive rights to prevent copying or copying of their designs without their permission," he said.
Technically, the Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkumham), Yasonna H. Laoly said, there were several points of amendment to Law Number 31 of 2000 concerning Industrial Design, including changes to the definition of Industrial Design and the period of HDI protection. "In addition, there is also a substance examination of the novelty of Industrial Design, the Industrial Design Appeal Commission, and the use of Industrial Design Rights (HDI) in multimedia facilities to respond to developments in information and communication technology," Yasonna explained.
Systematics in this Bill contains 16 chapters and 95 articles, including the scope of protection and application for HDI, inspection of Industrial Designs, and Industrial Design certification and extension of HDI protection. "There are also HDI transfers and licensing, HDI abolition and cancellation, HDI dispute resolution, and a temporary court ruling," he added.
