Craftsmen pearl oysters as small scale as small businesses according to the Ministry of Industry an

Craftsmen pearl oysters as small scale as small businesses according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Ministry) with the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) and the Law defines SMEs, including:
"Economic activity undertaken by individuals or entities that aim to produce goods or services for commercial diperniagakan, which has annual sales of greater value Rp 1 billion but less than Rp 50 billion, and a limit on the scale of business great g is based on the criteria of the number of workers 5- 19 people categorized as small businesses. "
"Criteria for small business is to have a net worth of more than Rp.50,000.000 (fifty million dollars) up to a maximum of Rp 500,000,000 (five hundred million rupiah) other than land and buildings great g or has annual sales of Rp Iebih. 300,000,000 (three hundred million rupiahs) up to a maximum of Rp. 2,500,000,000 (two billion five hundred million rupiah) "
SMEs can actually be referred to as the economic motor of the society. Despite the current great g crisis also affected, but can be said to be more solid than large-scale enterprises. Currently, the SME is one reliable force that can compete for entry into force of AFTA (Asean Free Trade Are). It is no exaggeration because SME products, such as handicrafts, furniture, wood products, toys, textiles, and leather products great g memeiliki comparative advantage over other countries. Comparative advantage, among others, low price and various designs as well as other unik.Sisi, apparently SMEs have tremendous power and potential. great g Proved they are still able to survive despite the storm hit our nation's great g economic crisis almost great g a couple of years. strength or potency is not bureaucratic and independent, responsive and flexible, great g dynamic and resilient.
Since the enactment of Law No. 31 of 2000 on Industrial Design, the designer who came from the group Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), which account for almost 90% businesses in Indonesia are expected to take advantage of the protection of industrial designs, the SME group has not fully exploit the protection industrial designs that could advance the efforts mereka4, conditions have not been many requests for the protection of industrial designs of pearl shell crafts small business considering the rich diversity of design owned by small businesses pearl shell crafts.
The development of pearl shell craft business certainly can not be separated from Ambon City Government's efforts to empower artisans in order to survive in the market and be creative to produce great g products great g of high quality pearl shell craft while providing aesthetic impression.
Craft designs pearl oyster growing and a variety of forms or motives, it is as a result pembinaan6 of Ambon city administration regarding training great g design and backed great g by the willingness of artisans to continue to be creative. Superior quality pearl shell craft lies in providing aesthetic impression of a two-dimensional pattern and durability or quality of the raw material (pearl oyster). Excellence is supported by the availability of natural resources in the Molucca sea pearls that are cultivated and natural. Craft designs that pearl oysters, Flower, Bird Cendrawasi, Anatomy Advance, Aquarium, Calligraphy, Holy Communion, Golden Train, Wild Horses, pigeon, chicken and, Sailboats.
Shape or design motif pearl shell craft as the picture above has yet to obtain IPR protection great g in general. Manufacture of pearl shell craft design based on personal inspiration (personal work), inherited from the previous owner, based on orders from customers and the design community that are in demand. Pearl shell craft of aesthetic or artistic side, and large or small size becomes a major prerequisite in determining the price, the more beautiful and the size of a pearl shell craft the higher the price that can be offered.
Theoretically, the form of IPR protection great g on industrial design pearl shell crafts, great g artisans can feel from the protection of intellectual property rights granted by the State on the basis of an application for registration to the designer or registration applicant, in addition to providing legal certainty, also provide benefits, especially economic benefits (in the form of royalties) and can protect the worker from any imitation, piracy, plagiarism or other cheating perbutan done by others on the works of craftsmen great g who are entitled. According to Mohammed great g Djumhana and R. Djubaedillah that, in outline some of the advantages and benefits or uses that can be expected with the protection of intellectual property rights, which include:
b) Provision of legal protection of intellectual great g property rights is essentially meant as an effort to achieve a more climate bai