Indonesian Batik exports increased significantly
in the late 2014. It is can be a proof that batik is not only an Indonesian
national heritage that must be preserved. Furthermore, batik is a potential
commodity with high economic value. For Indonesian people, this is a positive
thing and can be a source of economic if they can be managed well.
Based on the information submitted by Director
General Ministry of Agro Industry Indonesia, Panggah Susanto, Indonesian batik
exports has increased from 32 million USD in 2008 to 300 million USD in 2013.
Of course this figure is a fantastic achievement from the batik industry sector
homeland. Countries that became the largest export destination of Indonesian
batik is the United States, Germany and South Korea.
Indonesian Batik has successfully got a wide
market abroad. However, as traditional knowledge, Indonesian batik needs to get
extra protection. There is also an element of copyright and industrial designs
that must be protected so as not to harm the Indonesian batik artists. It is
important to ensure the excellence of industry and commerce in batik area.
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So far, the Ministry of Industry Indonesia has
been trying to provide protection to the intellectual property rights for
industry players and batik artists. The government is doing its role by
delivering branding, patents, trade secrets or industrial design. Indonesian
Batik Foundation Trustees, Dodi Supardi said, Indonesia do not recognize batik
printing (batik that produced by print machine industry), which is mostly done
by Indonesian textile entrepreneurs.
According to Dodi, there are only three original
batik of Indonesia, namely written batik, stamped batik and batik combination
of written and stamped. To maintain the authenticity of Indonesian batik, it put
sign to a print batik's motif. Moreover, the Indonesian Batik Foundation also put
a sign pinned gold ink on written batik, silver ink mark on stamped batik, and
white ink for a combination of both.
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