Gojek And Tokopedia Ready To Prove The Right To Use And The "GoTo" Brand In Court!

The GoTo Group will finally prove that the company owns the patent. (photo: Doc. GoTo)

JAKARTA - The GoTo Group will finally prove that the company has a patent related to a lawsuit over a trademark dispute filed by PT Terbit Financial Technology.

GoTo Group Corporate Affairs Astrid Kusumawardhani said that GoTo already has the rights and uses the GoTo brand as it should.

"(This is) in accordance with data available at the Directorate General of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, GoTo has been registered in several brand classes, namely class 9 (software, mobile apps), class 36 (financial services) and class 39 (transportation/logistics). )," said Astrid when contacted by VOI, Tuesday, November 9.

Astrid also added that GoTo always complies with applicable regulations in Indonesia, and the company will also comply with the summons from the court for the case.

"(We) are ready to prove the right to use and exploit our marks in court," said Astrid.

Previously, the GoTo Group was sued by PT Terbit Financial Technology for the use of the GOTO brand. For the lawsuit, GoTo was sued for Rp2.08 trillion and was required to change their group name immediately.

The lawsuit was registered on November 2, 2021, with case number 71/Pdt.Sus-HKI/Merek/2021/PN Niaga Jkt. Pst is scheduled for the first trial today.

Through a petition written on the official SIPP PN Jakpus website, PT Terbit Financial Technology stated that the company is the owner of the GOTO brand rights. They claim to be the only owners and legal rights holders of the registered mark and all its variations, such as goto, and goto financial.

"Stating that the defendants have violated the rights to the Plaintiff's "GOTO" trademark registered with Number: IDM000858218 at the Directorate General of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia," reads the petition.

Terbit Financial Technology also asked the court to punish Gojek and Tokopedia jointly and severally to pay material compensation of Rp1,836,926,000,000 or more than Rp1.8 trillion.

"As for immaterial compensation, Terbit Financial Technology asked for compensation of Rp250 billion. And asked Gojek and Tokopedia to pay forced money (dwangsom) worth Rp1 billion for every day of delay in implementing the decision on the case," the petition wrote.