APRIL 2000
Ethical questions
The practice of registering famous marks has become a national sport in Indonesia and it shows no signs of abating. In a special report, Emily Downes tracks down the pirates – and their advisers
Indonesia is a piracy blackspot. The potential market is
enormous, counterfeiting is rife, IP awareness is low and
enforcement can be very difficult. Trade mark owners are losing
millions of dollars in the country, and are almost powerless to
fight back.
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