Jogja Government step for Jogja Batik Patent

sample of Batik Jogja design

Indonesia now so care about their national asset. There are so many Indonesian cultural heritage claimed by another countries. Simple example is tempe. This Javaneese traditional food patent owned by Malaysia. Beside tempe, Malaysia also claim a folksong from Moluccas, “Rasa Sayange” , and many more.

To anticipate more claim from another country, Indonesia seriously manage patent right. One of it, is Jogja Batik design. Jogjakarta Province Government, with a cooperation with Indonesian Islamic University, create an institution to achieve patent right more easily.

“This instituion is a non structural board, maybe like Ombudsman. Every batik designer who want to register their patent right will be help with this instituion,” Governor Sultan Hamengku Buwono X said in “Museum Lingkungan Batik” opening ceremony at Imogiri Bantul, November 12^th 2007.

Right now, jogja at least has 1400 batik design, 300 of them has been register in patent right in last three year. Unfortunately from this 1400 batik design, some designer are unknown. In the other side, peoples wouldn’t loss old batik design, after been register to patent right.

Well. At least it’s a good step for Indonesian peoople. After loosing so many national asset, it’s a positive way that must be support by whole Indonesian peoples.

source: Kompas
image : trulyjogja.com