GoTo Brand Dispute, Gojek-Tokopedia Escapes Rp 2 Trillion Lawsuit All

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The GoTo brand dispute finally reached clarity following the Central Jakarta District Court (PN) which received an exception or objection from the parties Gojek and Tokopedia on the lawsuit filed by PT Terbit Financial Technology.

Quoted from the official website of the Central Jakarta Commercial Court, Thursday (9/6/2022), the Panel of Judges of the Central Jakarta District Court decided not to accept the GoTo brand lawsuit filed by PT Terbit Financial Technology.

“Accepted the exception regarding the authority to adjudicate (absolute competence) proposed by Defendant I and Defendant II,” reads one of the decisions published on the official website of the Central Jakarta District Court.

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Not only that, the Panel of Judges also stated that the Commercial Court was not authorized to adjudicate trademark disputes between GoTo and PT Terbit Financial Technology.

“The Commercial Court is not authorized to adjudicate cases of trademark Intellectual Property Rights lawsuit Number 71/Pdt.Sus-HKI/Merek/2021/PN Niaga Jkt.Pst,” the verdict later read.

For information, the dispute over the GoTo brand lawsuit was initially reported by PT Terbit Financial Technology to the SPKT Polda Metro Jaya on Wednesday, October 13, 2021.

PT Terbit Financial Technology asked the court to punish Gojek and Tokopedia jointly and severally to pay material and immaterial damages.

The company claims to have used the Goto name first, before Gojek and Tokopedia merged in May 2021 and used the GoTo name as the parent company.

In its petition, Terbit Financial asked the Central Jakarta Commercial Court to grant a number of its claims.

First, declare the plaintiff as the sole owner and legal right holder of the registered mark “GOTO” and all its variations.

Second, stating that the “GOTO”, “goto”, and “goto financial” brands have similarities with the plaintiff’s “GOTO” brand.

Third, stated that the defendants had violated the rights to the Plaintiff’s “GOTO” trademark which was registered with Number: IDM000858218 at the Directorate General of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia.

Fourth, punishing the defendants jointly and severally in paying material compensation of Rp. 1.83 trillion and immaterial losses of Rp. 250 billion. Fifth, ask the court to punish the defendants to stop the use of the “GOTO” mark or any variations thereof.

In addition, Terbit Financial also asked GoTo to pay forced money of Rp. 1 billion for every day of delay in carrying out the decision in the case. Sixth, stating that the application for registration of the “GOTO” mark or all its variations by Defendant I was filed in bad faith.

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