Seminar on Criminal versus Civil Remedies, 22-23 May 2006, Jakarta

Over 70 judges, prosecutors, police officers and civil servant investigators from across Indonesia attended a two-day seminar on “Criminal versus Civil Remedies”, jointly organised by ECAP II, the Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights (DGIPR) and the European Business Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia.

HE Mr Hamid Awaludin, Minister of Law and Human Rights, Mr. Andreas Julin, Head of Trade and Economic Section of the EC Delegation to Indonesia and Mr. Theodoor Bakker, Vice Chairman of the European Business Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia opened this event. “Intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement is a wide subject matter which typically involves the competencies from a multitude of government agencies.  As such, it represents a national and international co-ordination challenge for Indonesia.”, said Mr. Andreas Julin.

During the seminar, European and Indonesian experts gave an overview on the IPR enforcement systems in Europe and Indonesia.  They also shared their experiences in collection and presentation of evidences, court procedures and deterrents. In addition, private IP right holders and federations such as Indonesia Intellectual Property Society (IIPS), the International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI) and Steering Committee of Indonesian Society Anti-Counterfeiting (MIAP) actively participated in the seminar to give their views on IPR enforcement and to present their initiatives in combating infringed products.  The discussion on best practices on IPR enforcement and efficient co-operation between law enforcement agencies and IP right holders was the focal point of the second day.  The experience of an IPR enforcement system by a specialised IP court was also introduced by the Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court (CIPITC) of Thailand.

Speakers of the panel discussion: (from left) Dr Lutz Van Raden, Federal Patent Court in Munich, Prof Michael Blakeney, Queen Mary IP Research Institute in London, Judge Visit Sripibool, Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court in Bangkok and Ian Barty, Steering Committee of Indonesian Society Anti-Counterfeiting.

Presentation materials are available for downloading:

• Opening Speech
• by HE Mr Hamid Awaludin, Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia
• by Mr Andreas Julin, Head of Trade and Economic Section Delegation of EC to Indonesia
• by Mr Theodoor Bakker, Vice Chairman, European Business Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia
• Social and economic impact of criminal and civil enforcement (English/Bahasa) by Prof Michael Blakeney, Queen Mary IP Research Institute (QMIPRI) London, United Kingdom
• Current legal system and recent developments on IPR enforcement in Indonesia (Bahasa) by Mr Achmad Hossan, Director of Copyright, Industrial Design, Lay-out Design of IC and Trade Secret, DGIPR
• IPR enforcement in Indonesia: View from right holders (English/Bahasa) by Mr Justisiari Perdana Kusumah, Head of International Co-operation, Indonesia Intellectual Property Society (IIPS)
• International enforcement trends and approaches (English/Bahasa) by Prof Michael Blakeney
• Collection and presentations of evidence (English/Bahasa) by Dr Lutz Van Raden, Judge, Federal Patent Court, Munich, Germany
• Court procedures and decisions: The importance of speed and deterrence (Bahasa) by Mrs Mami Emmy Mustafa, Chief Judge, District Court of Bandung
• Access to and use of relevant IP information (English/Bahasa) by Dr Andy Noorsaman Sommeng, Director of IT, DGIPR
• Access to and use of relevant IP information (English/Bahasa) by Dr Lutz Van Raden, Judge, Federal Patent Court, Munich, Germany
• Right holder initiatives and best practices (English/Bahasa) by Mr John McGuire, IFPI SE Asia/Pacific
• Criminal and Civil Enforcement of IPR (Doc.1:English/Bahasa) (Doc.2: English/Bahasa) by Prof Michael Blakeney
• IRP Enforcement: The experience of the Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court (CIPITC), Thailand (English/Bahasa) by Judge Visit Sripibool
• Inter-agencies co-operation on enforcement-public-private sector co-operation (English) by Mr Ian Barty, Steering Committee of Indonesian Society Anti-Counterfeiting (MIAP)
• Press releases (English/Bahasa)