POTENTIAL GEOGRAPHIC

INDICATION OF MOLLUCAS

Dr. Teng Berlianty , SH., M.Hum

What is Geographic indication?

Geographic indication (GI) is a sign indicating the area of origin of goods
and/or products due to geographical environmental factors including
nature, nature human resource or the combination between those
factor, in which giving reputation, quality,and certain characteristics to
the goods and / or products produced.

PRINCIPLES OF PROTECTION OF
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

 PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE
 ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES
 CULTURE PRINCIPLES
 SOCIAL PRINCIPLES
 THE PRINCIPLE OF JUSTICE

The principle of justice in contained in GI proctetion, this principle

exists based on geographical conditions or natural factors,
humanresources and a combination of these two which produce a
product called GI’s product.

The principle regulares fair relation in the creation of a product and

fair competition in the product’s trade.

ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES
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GI is closely related to the name of the region where the product is
produced. This will improve the local economy of a region where GI’s
product produced.

Furthermore, the reputation built on a GI product can be used as

a product marketing tool while simultaneously increasing the economic
welfare of GI-producing communities in a sustainable manner

GI is also useful for preserving nature, traditional knowledge, and

biological resources which will also have an impact on the development
of agro-tourism.
 SOCIAL PRINCIPLES

The characteristic of GI protection is communal protection.

If gives apportunity to the local community to have a mass

production in order to fulfil demands and to be able to compete in the
trade sustainably. GI also ensure communities will get the maximum
benefits as long as they have the GI right.

The characteristic of GI protection of GI protection is communal

protection.

The local coproducts expectantly communities which produce the GI

product expectantly team up to maintain the characteristic of those
products.

OPPORTUNITIES

In order to get legal protection, the law provides same

conviniences,such as:

 Online registration system.

 Law registration fre.
 OBTACLES

There are several inhibiting factors of GI registration

 THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

 COMMUNITY<S AWARENESS
 ADMINISTRATION FACTOR

THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Pasal 70 undang undang nomor 20 tahun 2016 tentang merek dan

indikasi geografis
This law obliges the central government and/or regional government
to carry out activities to GI.

In fact,many of ragional government don’t support the GI’s potential

registration.

ADMINISTRATION FACTORS
 The registration requires the establishment of a community
organization as a producer of protected goods

The GI product certification process depends on the geographical

indication protection society (MPIG)

CONCLUSION

 GI registration is important to protect the potential products.

 The government through the law, has already given several
conviniences.
 The obstacles in registering GI:

1. The minimum support and socialization from the local

government
2. Lack of knowledge of the community about the
importance of registering the GI