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This article aims at elaborating the trademark ownership by the local government in Yogyakarta. As an effort to leverage the region’s historical status in order to add value to products made in this region, the Special Region of Yogyakarta (the “DIY” or the “DIY Government”) has registered its trademarks like “Jogjamark” and “100% Jogja.” However, there remains a question as to wether the DIY Government have the same rights and obligations concerning intellectual property as private entities, as longa a municipal government is concerned. Generally, a public legal entity is subject to the same laws, with both rights and obligations, as any other legal entity. In this context, the local government of the DIY’s registration of these marks clearly confirms that the Local Government of the DIY is the trademark owner of those trademarks. This registration requires the question as to whether this government entity can legally own registered trademarks or not. In addition, even if the registration is legal, to what extent can the local government use and protect its intellectual property? This paper will address these two issues through an empirical research study, and determines that as a legal entity, the local government can and should own trademarks for the benefit of its population.

This study aims to examine and identify criteria for patents that can be used as waqf assets. Patents are very potential as waqf asset because of a large number of patent holders in Indonesia with the requirements of productive waqf. Patents are a type of Intellectual Property with the provision of a specified period and are still a debate related to the period of waqf which is always a pro and contradiction, some scholars consider waqf property to be forever but in the waqf law is allowed a waqf property with a specified period. This research method uses a normative legal research method with a Law approach and concept approach as well as secondary data review. The Act used is the Patent Law and the Waqf Act. The results show that the patent that can be used as an waqf asset refers to the provision of waqf property which includes (1) legal ownership of the patent owner and evidenced by a patent certificate (2) is not controversial which means not in a legal dispute until in Kracht van gewijsde or not in internal conflicts for patents owned by several inventors (3) have economic value and use value so that it can benefit the community. Patents can be used as an waqf asset because in the Waqf Law it is explained that the waqf property may be for a specified period. The period in the patent waqf in the deed of the waqf pledge must be adjusted to the period of patent protection.

Framing and deep linking technology on the intemet which potentially to do a duplication and announcement raises copy right law problems in Indonesia. These problems raise on the case of duplication and announcement without lisence. Besides that, the problems also raise on the law announcement of copy rights in fregement related to framing and deep linking technology. Consequently, it is possibleto the Judgesto take different decision upon the case.

Indonesian law for intellectual property right is establish in UU No. 19 Tahun 2002. This law is one of the law that categorized in economic scope. According to the scope this law should be able to stimulate and develop Indonesian economy. One of the measurement of the objective achievement of this law is by doing economy analysis for this law. This paper will discuss economy analysis for this law regarding to the benefit aspect, especially in law enforcement.