The Richest Person in the World Loses, IKEA Brand Owned by Surabaya Entrepreneur

11 - August - 2015

The Supreme Court (MA) rejected IKEA's appeal and upheld the decision of the Central Jakarta District Court (PN Jakpus). As a result, the IKEA brands in classes 20 and 21 are owned by the Surabaya-based company, PT Ratania Khatulistiwa.

Based on the Supreme Court's website, as quoted by detikcom on Sunday (9/8/2015), the case began when PT Ratania Khatulistiwa sued IKEA at the Central Jakarta District Court and requested the IKEA brand be removed. The request was granted. The Central Jakarta District Court granted the request of PT Ratania Khatulistiwa.

"In substance, the Plaintiff's lawsuit is granted," ruled the panel of judges at the Central Jakarta District Court, presided over by chief judge Lidya Sasando Parapat with members Robert Siahaan and Rochmad.

The verdict, handed down on September 17, 2014, declared the cancellation of the IKEA brand registration under the Defendant's name with Registration Number IDM000277901 dated October 27, 2010, for goods class 20 from the General Register of Brands of the Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights, with all legal consequences. The panel of the Central Jakarta District Court also canceled the IKEA brand for goods class 21.

Goods class 20 includes items such as furniture, mirrors, picture frames, objects, and others. Goods class 21 includes items such as household utensils or containers, brushes, and so on.

Not accepting this decision, IKEA then filed an appeal. But what did the Supreme Court say?

"The appeal filed by Inter IKEA System BV is rejected," stated the panel of judges chaired by Syamsul Maarif. In this decision, handed down on May 12, 2015, the judges were Abdurrahman and I Gusti Agung Sumanatha.

So, who is IKEA? IKEA is an acronym for four words: Ingvar, Kamprad, Elmatayd, and Agunnaryd, abbreviated as IKEA. Ingvar is the founder's name, Kamprad is the founder's family name, Elmatyrad is the name of the farm where Ingvar Kamprad grew up, and Agunnaryd is the name of the church group Ingvar was a member of.

In its business journey, IKEA has registered its brand in over 75 countries since 1943, with 1,300 brand certificates. Its products are distributed in various countries such as Canada, Germany, Israel, Switzerland, Singapore, Sweden, Portugal, India, Malaysia, Egypt, the United Kingdom, South Africa, France, Japan, New Zealand, and Indonesia. For its success in building a business empire, Ingvar is listed as one of the richest people in the world, alongside Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and Li Ka-Shing.

In Indonesia, IKEA has opened its very large store in Alam Sutera, Tangerang, Banten. Meanwhile, PT Ratania Khatulistiwa, according to its website, www.ratania.com, is located at Jalan Greges 17A, Aserowo District, Surabaya.

Source: detik.com

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