New Designs Subject To Protection In Japan Are Already Popular - Intellectual Property
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Under the new Design Act, 2020 in Japan enforced from April 1, 2020, designs of graphic images, architectures of buildings and interiors of buildings are now protected. As of October 1, 2020, already 450 applications have already been received for graphic images, while 204 and 132 applications have been received for building architectures and interior designs respectively. Earlier, while images were covered under the Designs Act, they were only protected if they were recorded and displayed ...