PERANAN PENDAFTARAN DESAIN INDUSTRI TERHADAP PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM BAGI PELAKU INDUSTRI GERABAH DI KASONGAN DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA

Industrial design registration is very important for business people. The objective of this study is to analyze the role of industrial design registration and the supporting factors and obstacles encountered in order to give legal protection to craftsmen of the pottery industry in Kasongan, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. A juridical empirical research was conducted in this study. Data were obtained through library and field study. The subjects in this study were the Head of Legal Services and Public of Justice and Human Rights Regional Office in Yogyakarta and craftsmen of the pottery industry in Kasongan. Fifty craftsmen were involved in this study. Data were analyzed using descriptive qualitative method. The results of this study revealed that: 1) the role of industrial design registration was to provide protection exclusively for craftsmen that have a certificate of industrial design. The exclusive right under Article 9 of the Law on Industrial Designs mentioned that The Right Holder to Industrial Design shall have the exclusive right to exploit his Industrial Design and to prohibit other who without his consent make, use, sell, import, export and/or distribute the products that have been granted the Right to the Industrial Desig