Losses Due To Counterfeit And Illegal Products Reaching Rp291 Trillion, Intellectual Property Protection Needs To Be Upheld

Photo: Doc. Indonesian Society Against Counterfeiting (MIAP)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Anti-Counterfeiting Society (MIAP) today, Tuesday, December 21, held a virtual discussion on Intellectual Property Protection Efforts through Dissemination of the Results of the Study on the Impact of Counterfeiting on the Indonesian Economy in 2020 which was updated by MIAP in collaboration with the Institute for Economic Analysis of Law & Policy, Universitas Pelita Harapan (IEALP). UPH).

Efforts to protect intellectual property are continuously carried out by all intellectual property stakeholders, both through regulations and policies that have been issued by the government and business actors in protecting their products from counterfeiting/piracy practices as well as the general public who understands the losses caused when using the product. fake or illegal.

"All the efforts that have been made by intellectual property stakeholders should be appreciated as a concrete step in enforcing the protection of intellectual property," said Justisiari P. Kusumah, MIAP Executive Director.

"This continues to encourage a positive spirit in the ongoing effort to enforce intellectual property protection in Indonesia," added Justisiari.

MIAP regularly conducts a Study on the Impact of Counterfeiting on the Economy in Indonesia once every five years. Since 2005, MIAP has conducted a study on the impact of counterfeiting on the Indonesian economy, as an effort to understand the trends in intellectual property infringement practices in Indonesia and their impact on the economy.

"Through this study, we hope to provide benefits and an overview for business actors or the industry at large, as well as input to stimulate improvement steps from all stakeholders to continue working together to create a safer ecosystem for the community," said Yanne Sukmadewi, Secretary General of MIAP.

The results of the Study on the Impact of Counterfeiting on the Economy in Indonesia in 2020 are a renewal of studies conducted by MIAP on a regular basis. In collaboration with the Institute for Economic Analysis of Law & Policy of Universitas Pelita Harapan (IEALP UPH), this study covers eight commodities, namely: pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, leather goods, clothing, food and beverages, automotive lubricants and spare parts, cartridges. , and software in several big cities in Indonesia.

"In response to the pandemic conditions and ease of mobilization, approximately 500 respondents were obtained to fill out questionnaires prepared in Jakarta and Surabaya, as well as several other cities," said Henry Soelistyo Budi, representative of UPH IEALP.

"Besides the data from the questionnaire results, we also use the 2010 input-output data from the Central Statistics Agency as a reference," added Henry.

Based on the results of data processing recapitulation, this study found that software still ranks the highest vulnerable to being counterfeited up to 84.25 percent, followed by cosmetics at 50 percent, pharmaceutical products at 40 percent, clothing and leather goods at 38 percent each, food and beverages at 20 percent. , as well as lubricants and automotive spare parts by 15 percent.

This counterfeit data shows how big the demand for counterfeit/illegal products is in the market. In nominal terms, the economic losses caused by the circulation of counterfeit products reached more than Rp. 291 trillion, with losses on taxes of Rp. 967 billion and more than 2 million job opportunities.

"Through this update, MIAP invites all stakeholders not to give up in every effort made to eradicate counterfeiting," said Yanne Sukmadewi, Secretary General of MIAP.

"Because until now, both the government and business actors have worked together to reduce the impact caused by violations of intellectual property including the circulation of counterfeit goods through their respective duties and functions," Yanne continued.