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The Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna H. Laoly ensures that intellectual property rights (IPR) services will continue to run even though the Covid-19 pandemic is underway.

Yasonna when attending the 61st General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday.

The head of the Indonesian delegation said that the COVID-19 pandemic did not stop Indonesia's commitment to intellectual property rights.

"Indonesia's commitment to registration services and intellectual property protection is not stopped by the Covid-19 pandemic. This is inseparable from the innovation made by the Directorate General of Intellectual Property at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights through a virtual registration system," Yasonna said in an official statement, on Tuesday. 

Yasonna said that the registration of intellectual property in the during the pandemic is online.

"Recently, Indonesia launched the LockVid 2020 virtual counter as part of its commitment to excellent public service. Registration of patents, brands, and industrial designs can be done online through IPROLINE," he said.

Yasonna said his party continues to encourage an increase in intellectual property registration, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Together with online copyright registration services, the entire virtual service that we carry out has increased the number of intellectual property registrations in Indonesia, despite the current Covid-19 pandemic," he explained.

In the WIPO General Session, Yasonna also conveyed Indonesia's readiness to host the Diplomatic Conference on Design Law Treaty.

Yasonna also mentioned this readiness as a form of Indonesia's support for the global intellectual property system.

"While being a member of WIPO since 1979, Indonesia has actively ratified various agreements managed by WIPO and has become a member of the 100 Madrid Protocol," he concluded. (RRI)