A total of 19 results of innovation from campus research teams has obtained patents from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. The patent certificate was presented personally by the Director General of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Republic of Indonesia, on Tuesday (10/3) at Grha Sabha Pramana. Several results of innovation that received a patent, included the development of a heart stent, a tool for making brain implants, and utilizing glucomannan from elephant foot yam.
As Vice Rector for Education, Learning and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. Ir. Djagal Wiseso Marseno, M.Agr., congratulated the research teams that received patents from the innovative research that they developed.
“I would like to congratulate the receivers of patents. Until today, UGM has obtained 603 intellectual property rights.” Djagal said.
As a research university, Djagal explained, UGM pays great attention to the development and protection of intellectual property for results of innovation. “We encourage lecturers and students to register for the protection of innovative works,” he said.
However, patented findings that are not commercialized into the industry will be in vain. Thus, all results of innovation will immediately be published and collaborated on. “Like an asset, the results of patents need to be a capital, by being published in order to build cooperation with industries,” he said.
The Director General of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Dr. Freddy Harris, mentioned that many researchers do not register their findings for patents. In fact, there are those who perceive that the process for patent registration is very long. “In fact, it is not so long, but people always think this is related to academic (credit) and receiving honorariums. Because of so little amount, 80 percent of the patents that we manage are from foreigners, and only 20% are from Indonesia,” he expressed.
According to him, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights did not intend the provided budget to only take care of patents from foreigners and instead wanted the budget to be allocated for patents of the nation’s own innovators. Therefore, he hopes that the innovators from higher education institutions will apply for patents for protection of intellectual property rights.
The minimal number of patents in Indonesia, according to him, is due to the lack of spirit of innovation in academics and lack of involvement of universities as centres for the development of science and research.
In addition, every patent obtained should also be directly commercialized by the university, because intellectual property without economic value will only become a social right. “The inventor should not be told to market, he is already burdened enough with his findings,” he said.
Besides presenting patent certificates to UGM researchers, the Director General of Intellectual Property also signed a memorandum of understanding with 10 universities in DIY and the DIY Regional Government. Cooperation in the field of protection and utilization of intellectual property with these ten universities involves UGM, UNY, Atmajaya University, UPN Veteran, UMY, Proklamasi University, Alma Ata University, Janabadra University, Amikom University, and the National Institute of Technology.
Source: https://ugm.ac.id/id/berita/19112-ugm-raih-19-paten-baru
