..protection cannot simply stop at the recognition and registration of rights..
Batam (ANTARA) - The Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) at Indonesia’s Ministry of Law is collaborating with the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) to strengthen intellectual property (IP) law enforcement in both countries.
“This initiative serves as a strategic step to enhance the capacity of law enforcement officials, bolster inter-agency coordination, and address the increasingly complex challenges of IP infringement in the digital era and the context of cross-border trade,” Director of Cooperation, Empowerment, and Education at the DGIP, Yasmon, said on Friday.
The cooperation is being pursued through a joint DGIP-DKPTO seminar series on Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement, held in Batam on October 15–16, 2026.
Yasmon noted that an intellectual property system can contribute optimally to economic growth only when supported by credible, consistent, and adaptable law enforcement mechanisms.
He said digital transformation and global trade had made IP infringements increasingly cross-border in nature, involving diverse methods that were becoming more difficult to detect.
“Therefore, protection cannot simply stop at the recognition and registration of rights; it must be accompanied by effective and coordinated law enforcement,” he said.
Meanwhile, Nofli, an official at the Coordinating Ministry for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correctional Affairs, emphasized that effective IP protection requires not only regulations but also consistent enforcement to provide legal certainty for various creators, innovators, businesses, and the wider public.
He added that the coordinating ministry was drafting policy recommendations for 2026 to strengthen the implementation of intellectual property regulations.
“These recommendations encompass enhancing the competence of officials, developing guidelines for case handling, strengthening inter-agency coordination, and implementing results-based monitoring and evaluation,” Nofli said.
From a regional perspective, Morina Harahap, head of the Riau Islands Regional Office of the Ministry of Law, highlighted the province’s strategic position as a border region vital to trade, investment, tourism, and cross-border economic relations.
This position offers economic opportunities but also presents challenges in monitoring the circulation of goods, digital commerce, and counterfeit products.
The Riau Islands also have considerable potential in local creativity, leading regional products, artworks, innovations from higher education institutions, and products from micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Harahap said these assets all require intellectual property protection.
She emphasized that IP registration must be accompanied by effective protection and law enforcement.
Beyond providing legal certainty for rights holders, such protection is essential to promoting fair business competition, maintaining consumer trust, and encouraging businesses to continue innovating.
Harahap also stressed the need for concrete coordination among the Directorate General of Intellectual Property, law enforcement agencies, customs authorities, local governments, universities, businesses, and the public to ensure that alleged IP infringements are handled in accordance with each institution’s authority.
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