The Intellectual Property Management Office (IPMO) of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) participated in the Intellectual Property Xpose (IPXpose) 2025 and received the award for the Most Educative Booth. The event officially opened at Smesco Jakarta on Wednesday, Aug. 13. The award recognized UGM’s contribution to promoting public understanding of Intellectual Property (IP) through an interactive and informative booth.
Three ministers attended the event: Minister of Law and Human Rights, Supratman Andi Agtas; Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Teuku Riefky Harsya; and Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises, Maman Abdurrahman.
IPXpose 2025 was organized by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights through the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) as a strategic effort to raise public awareness of the importance of intellectual property protection.
The event also served as a platform to enhance the competitiveness of MSMEs through optimized use of trademarks and geographical indications while strengthening collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
At the event, UGM also presented its intellectual property downstreaming strategy through the integration of Science Techno Park (STP) and IPMO.
UGM Secretary for Business Development, Professor Sang Kompiang Wirawan, emphasized the importance of collaboration between academic research, industry, and policy to foster IP commercialization.
As the institution responsible for managing intellectual property within UGM, Professor Wirawan stated that IPMO contributed to IPXpose 2025 through various activities.
“Our participation in this event represents UGM’s commitment to promoting the commercialization of academic innovations. We are also actively engaged in strategic discussions on the development of the national IP ecosystem,” he explained in a statement to the reporter on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
In his remarks, Minister Supratman Agtas emphasized that intellectual property protection must be closely linked to commercialization to have a tangible impact on the national economy.
“We encourage cross-sector synergy, involving ministries, agencies, banks, WIPO, and academia to build a sustainable IP ecosystem. This includes strengthening research, developing technology, protecting patents, and refining a transparent royalty system,” he said.
As part of this commitment, the government launched the Jakarta Protocol, a strategic initiative aimed at positioning Indonesia as a pioneer in international royalty governance.
The protocol is expected to act as a catalyst for innovation and knowledge-based economic growth.
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Daren Tang, also expressed his appreciation for the progress of Indonesia’s IP ecosystem.
“Indonesia has great potential to become a hub for IP innovation in the ASEAN region. WIPO has collaborated with various ministries through the signing of MoUs to strengthen the capacity of entrepreneurs, including the integration of IP into microfinance for MSMEs,” he stated.
As noted, IPXpose 2025, held on 13-16 August, featured a wide range of activities, including an IP Clinic offering free consultations on IP registration, interactive workshops on coffee, spices, and creative content production, an exhibition of featured IP-based products from various regions, an IP Talks forum, and business matching sessions.
More than 500 participants, including entrepreneurs, innovators, academics, and other stakeholders, attended the event.
Author: Salwa
Editor: Gusti Grehenson
Post-editor: Lintang Andwyna
Photographs: IPMO UGM