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Registrable Designs and Application Requirements

1: What is a “Registrable Design” in Japan?

2: Can designs displayed on computer screens be registered?

3: What is included in a registrable display screen design?

4: Can I obtain both a trademark registration and a design registration for the same subject?

5: How do I obtain design protection?

6: Can a design that has lost novelty at the time the application is filed be registered?

7: Can applicants file an application containing more than one design?

8 :What information or documents do applicants need to file together with the application?

9 :How many drawings are required?

10 :In case all six drawings were not filed at the time of filing the application, can the applicant make amendment to supply the missing drawings?

Examination and Validity

1: Is it necessary to file a Request for Examination for a design application?

2: How long does it take to obtain a design registration?

3: What is the duration of the design right?

4: What is the scope of the Design Right?

Special Systems

1: What is a “Partial Design”?

1-1: Are there any advantages in obtaining a Partial Design Registration?

1-2: Can applicants file a partial design application in Japan claiming priority to a partial design application filed in another country?

1-3: What are the requirements for the drawings when filing a partial design application in Japan claiming priority to a partial design application filed in another country?

1-4: If the priority application was filed in a country that does not have a partial design system, is it possible to file a partial design application in Japan claiming priority to the design application for the whole of the article?

1-5 : If it is not possible to claim priority in the situations set out in Q1-2 and Q1-4, is there any other means to file the partial design application in Japan?

2 : What is the “Related Designs System”?

2-1 : Can applicants file a related design application in Japan claiming priority to a related design application filed in another country?

2-2 : If the priority application was filed in a country that does not have a related design system, is it possible to file related design applications in Japan claiming priority to the design application which was not filed as a related design application?

2-3 : What are the requirements for filing a related design application in Japan?

3 : What is a “Set of Articles”?

3-1 : Can applicants file a design application for a set of articles in Japan claiming priority to an application filed in another country for a set of articles not included in the 56 categories set out by the ministerial Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry?

4 : Is it possible to prevent the publication of a registered design?

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