Minister Of Law And Human Rights Encourages Regulatory Studies To Get Indonesia Out Of PWL Status

Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly (left) / Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkumham) Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly encourages a study of various regulations and implementations of intellectual property issues so that Indonesia is removed from the priority watch list (PWL) status. PWL is a list of countries that are considered to have serious intellectual property rights deficiencies by United States Trade Representative (USTR). "This is our effort to escape the priority watch list status," Yasonna said during the commemoration of World Intellectual Property Day in Jakarta, Tuesday, April 26. In fact, he added, he had several times met directly with the US ambassador and USTR representatives to discuss the issue. , he said, the government will revise the job creation law which regulates patents. In addition, efforts to protect against piracy have also been carried out. "If you go to Ratu Plaza, there will be no more piracy or counterfeiting," he said, quoted by Antara. difficult in 2022. Even though Indonesia will eventually get out of this status, Yasonna said there is still a lot of work to be done related to intellectual property.