Intellectual property rights protection of Mandar coconut oil through geographical indications

Abstract

Abstract Intellectual property rights support the economic development of a country. Indonesia, with its extraordinary natural resources, has not been able to optimize protection of intellectual property rights. Only 65 kinds of geographical indications were recorded registered on the Directorate General of Intellectual Property by hundreds or even thousands of products with Indonesian characteristics. This article uses a type of socio legal research with data sourced from literature review. This article concludes that Mandar coconut oil is one of the Indonesia resources as the biggest producer coconut oil in the world. This oil has some advantages so it is worth to get the legal geographical indications. The steps which can take of community and the government refers to Law No. 20 of 2016 concerning Trademark and Geographical Indications. The writers recommend that the government of West Sulawesi Province, PolewaliMandar Regency and Majene Regency Government provide support towards Mandar coconut oil, so it can get legal protection through geographical indications.

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