The Jakarta Post , Jakarta Beauty and Cosmetic
JAKARTA (JP): What's in a name? Shakespeare may well dismiss the significance of a name, but two local cosmetic giants, PT Mustika Ratu and Martha Tilaar (owner of PT Tiara Permata Sari) appear to be heading for a legal collision over just that.
Lawyer Todung Mulia Lubis, representing Mustika Ratu, wrote a letter on Sept. 11 reprimanding Martha Tilaar for using the name ""Taman Sari"" on someof its cosmetic products.
Todung said on Wednesday his client had been using the name ""Taman Sari"" for many of their herbal products and traditional medicines since 1997 and had registered this brand name with the Directorate General for Intellectual Property Rights on May 24, 1999.
Indonesia's cosmetic market is dominated by two local companies, established and managed by their women founders. Mustika Ratu is owned by Mooryati Soedibyo.
Martha Tilaar's products go by the name ""Sari Ayu"". Besides competing with each other, they also face fierce competition from multinational companies.
Mustika Ratu's public relations manager Retno Wigatiningrum said the company had recently learned that Martha Tilaar had registered the name ""Taman Sari"", for some of her own cosmetic products, with the directorate general on July 24, 2000.
The registration for the name ""Taman Sari"" cannot be justified from both legal and ethical points of view, Todung said. ""My client has spent so muchmoney promoting the name Taman Sari,"" he said.
He cited the 1997 Trademark Law which stated that the first company to apply for a brand name has the sole legal right to use that name and that the Directorate General for Intellectual Property Rights could only accept one name.
Todung questioned the directorate general's decision to approve Martha Tilaar's registration for the same brand name.
""The Office should have conducted a research before approving the application,"" he said.
In the letter, a copy of which had been sent to the Business Competition Supervising Commission (KPKU), Mustika Ratu has given Martha Tilaar one week to withdraw her registration of this brand name with the directorate general.
""If Martha Tilaar does not comply, we will consider taking legal action,""Todung said.
Martha Tilaar's public relations officer Lani R declined to comment on the row when contacted by phone on Thursday.
""We have to consult our lawyers first,"" she said. (01)
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Visiting S'pore for beauty
Jakarta Post , Jakarta Supplement & Cosmetic
After a two-week disappearance, Yanti (not her real name) returned with a radiant face and a smile that could light up a room. Unlike before when she would normally be dressed in something loose-fitting, she was now wearing a body-hugging dress. Indeed, she looks slimmer and her normally chubby face is more tapered.
Sexy was how men would label the "new" Yanti. "I've just had a holiday in Singapore," she said.
A holiday? Yes, but more to the point it was a holiday-plus. This 36-year-old woman has just returned from Singapore, a haven for the rich to alter their appearance. They are served like kings and queens at private hospitals, which look more like hotels and are staffed with specialized doctors in various medical disciplines. While visiting Singapore, Yanti had liposuction done. In this process, the fat was removed from several parts of her body to make her slimmer. She also had a minor facelift to remove wrinkles.
Yanti is certainly not the only patient from Indonesia to entrust a Singaporean hospital with beautifying her face and body. A number of hospitals in Singapore enjoy an international reputation for cosmetic work to make people more attractive. There are a variety of choices available: reducing body weight, botox, liposuction, tummy tuck, breast augmentation, buttock augmentation, otoplasty, eyelid surgery, facelifts, rhinoplasty, etc.
Prosperity allows a citizen to fulfill more than just their primary needs. Improvement of someone's appearance by means of cosmetic surgery is no longer the sole domain of celebrities. And in Singapore, which boasts cutting-edge technology in medical science, particularly in plastic surgery, anything is possible. This is part of a lifestyle that is readily available there.
If you do not want a laser or scalpel to touch your face or body, Singapore also offers less serious "tourism for body treatments", such as pampering in a day spa. At a day spa you can rid yourself of stress in comfort. You can enjoy luxurious body and face treatments. If you are hard-pressed for time, there is a speedy one-hour package or various forms of complete treatment that take only a day. A day spa provides treatments such as body wraps, body exfoliation and aromatherapy.
Indeed, if you want to pamper yourself to the maximum, a tourist spa is the ideal place. Exclusive services and activities, either indoor or out, create a natural condition of relaxation. Guests will be absorbed in a holistic adventure of fitness, made up of health evaluation, sports, wholesome food and seminars on lifestyle.
Singapore also has superior medical services. Every year over 150,000 international patients travel to Singapore for various forms of medical treatment. Some wish only to check their health while others need eye surgery, a heart operation or brain surgery. Quite a few people also change their appearance. Whether they have medical treatment or cosmetic surgery, these patients are guaranteed world-class health services that prioritize safety and satisfaction.
It is everyone's dream to appear beautiful and charming, which is why, after combating regular ailments, modern hospitals and clinics in Singapore now offer various services linked with beauty and healthy lifestyle.
In fact, beauty procedures have become one of Singapore's top medical money earners.
Singapore General Hospital (SGH) provides complete services designed to meet the needs of an increasing number of international patients.
Founded in 1821, SGH is a member of a group of health service providers called SingHealth. It is the largest acute tertiary hospital in Singapore, with over 1,500 beds and a team made up of more than 400 specialized doctors. A multi-disciplinary approach in medical treatment gives patients access to various skills and forms of assistance.
SGH has many specialized clinics. It has 25 specialized divisions and serves as a national reference center for plastic surgery and burns, renal medicine, nuclear medicine, pathology and hematology.
A high level of precision is needed in cosmetic surgery and not all hospitals or clinics offer this type of surgery. Besides being a health institution with modern medical equipment, attention and quality of treatment, this hospital employs highly dedicated health service professionals. All this explains why it has become popular among Indonesian women wishing to make themselves more attractive.
After a two-week disappearance, Yanti (not her real name) returned with a radiant face and a smile that could light up a room. Unlike before when she would normally be dressed in something loose-fitting, she was now wearing a body-hugging dress. Indeed, she looks slimmer and her normally chubby face is more tapered.
Sexy was how men would label the "new" Yanti. "I've just had a holiday in Singapore," she said.
A holiday? Yes, but more to the point it was a holiday-plus. This 36-year-old woman has just returned from Singapore, a haven for the rich to alter their appearance. They are served like kings and queens at private hospitals, which look more like hotels and are staffed with specialized doctors in various medical disciplines. While visiting Singapore, Yanti had liposuction done. In this process, the fat was removed from several parts of her body to make her slimmer. She also had a minor facelift to remove wrinkles.
Yanti is certainly not the only patient from Indonesia to entrust a Singaporean hospital with beautifying her face and body. A number of hospitals in Singapore enjoy an international reputation for cosmetic work to make people more attractive. There are a variety of choices available: reducing body weight, botox, liposuction, tummy tuck, breast augmentation, buttock augmentation, otoplasty, eyelid surgery, facelifts, rhinoplasty, etc.
Prosperity allows a citizen to fulfill more than just their primary needs. Improvement of someone's appearance by means of cosmetic surgery is no longer the sole domain of celebrities. And in Singapore, which boasts cutting-edge technology in medical science, particularly in plastic surgery, anything is possible. This is part of a lifestyle that is readily available there.
If you do not want a laser or scalpel to touch your face or body, Singapore also offers less serious "tourism for body treatments", such as pampering in a day spa. At a day spa you can rid yourself of stress in comfort. You can enjoy luxurious body and face treatments. If you are hard-pressed for time, there is a speedy one-hour package or various forms of complete treatment that take only a day. A day spa provides treatments such as body wraps, body exfoliation and aromatherapy.
Indeed, if you want to pamper yourself to the maximum, a tourist spa is the ideal place. Exclusive services and activities, either indoor or out, create a natural condition of relaxation. Guests will be absorbed in a holistic adventure of fitness, made up of health evaluation, sports, wholesome food and seminars on lifestyle.
Singapore also has superior medical services. Every year over 150,000 international patients travel to Singapore for various forms of medical treatment. Some wish only to check their health while others need eye surgery, a heart operation or brain surgery. Quite a few people also change their appearance. Whether they have medical treatment or cosmetic surgery, these patients are guaranteed world-class health services that prioritize safety and satisfaction.
It is everyone's dream to appear beautiful and charming, which is why, after combating regular ailments, modern hospitals and clinics in Singapore now offer various services linked with beauty and healthy lifestyle.
In fact, beauty procedures have become one of Singapore's top medical money earners.
Singapore General Hospital (SGH) provides complete services designed to meet the needs of an increasing number of international patients.
Founded in 1821, SGH is a member of a group of health service providers called SingHealth. It is the largest acute tertiary hospital in Singapore, with over 1,500 beds and a team made up of more than 400 specialized doctors. A multi-disciplinary approach in medical treatment gives patients access to various skills and forms of assistance.
SGH has many specialized clinics. It has 25 specialized divisions and serves as a national reference center for plastic surgery and burns, renal medicine, nuclear medicine, pathology and hematology.
A high level of precision is needed in cosmetic surgery and not all hospitals or clinics offer this type of surgery. Besides being a health institution with modern medical equipment, attention and quality of treatment, this hospital employs highly dedicated health service professionals. All this explains why it has become popular among Indonesian women wishing to make themselves more attractive.
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