The Law and Human Rights Ministry is ready to offer incentives for intellectual property registration, the ministry’s intellectual property acting director general, Razilu, has said.

After attending the Intellectual Property Roving Seminar event entitled ‘Encouraging Creativity and Innovation for National Economic Recovery’ here on Wednesday, he said that applicants no longer have to bear the administration cost for registration.

This incentive will be offered at certain times such as World Intellectual Property Day on April 26, 2022, or Dharma Karya Dhika Day on August 19, 2022, he added.

Moreover, the administration cost for the intellectual property registration process currently aligns with the protection period offered to applicants, he explained.

Earlier, the Directorate General of Intellectual Property had unveiled the Automatic Copyright Registry and Approval (POP HC), which expedites the registration process to less than 10 minutes.

For copyright registration and protection, applicants can visit the web page dgip.go.id.

The web page can be used to obtain more information about intellectual property, create new applications, extend applications, file service complaints, and report violations.

Concerning the registration cost, the government is offering a special tariff to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

For instance, the tariff for registering a computer program copyright online for MSMEs is Rp300 thousand. Meanwhile, the tariff is Rp600 thousand for the general public.

On Tuesday, the directorate general provided an example of how to register intellectual property during the Yasonna Hears event here.

The event was attended by the Law and Human Rights Minister, Yasonna H. Laoly.

During a dialogue session, several entrepreneurs who attended the event complained to Laoly about the application cost, which they deemed expensive.

Source: Antara News