The Indonesian government's IP enforcement team, known locally as TimNas, has begun the process of consulting with stakeholders about its IP enforcement strategy for 2010.
The first meeting on February 8 2010 was chaired by Anshori Sinungan, the team's administrative coordinator, to discuss how to improve coordination and cooperation among the government's enforcement agencies.
The meeting was attended by the key government enforcement agencies, including staff from the Trademark Directorate, the Food and Drug Agency (known as BPOM) and Customs. Invited from the private sector were representatives from the Indonesian Anti-Counterfeiting Society, the International Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group and the American Chamber of Commerce. Also invited to attend were representatives of the US Department of Justice's International Criminal Investigation Training Assistance Program.
The key item for discussion was information sharing between the various enforcement agencies. There is very little coordination and almost no information sharing between agencies, making it difficult to track the progress of IP cases through the legal system. Each enforcement agency maintains its own database.
The team is now considering a single enforcement database that is used by all government agencies and accessible by stakeholders, such as IP owners. As part of this process, the team will also consider the extent to which it sources assistance from the private sector.
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