"Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Noteworthy Features of Japanese Design Law from the Perspective of European Law / Tsukasa Aso & Christoph Rademacher. Purpose of the Design Law System and the Definition of 'Design' under the Design Act / Tsukasa Aso -- Ownership of Design Rights / Tatsuyuki Suemune -- Similarity of Designs / Nao Nakatsuji -- Requirements for Design Protection / Etsuko Yoshida -- Application Process for Design Registration / Nao Nakatsuji -- Special Design Registration Systems / Asuka Gomi -- Trials and Appeals / Kodai Kimura -- Design Infringement and Scope of Protection / Kensuke Murata -- International Jurisdiction and Governing Law / Christoph Rademacher -- Design Protection and Competition Law / Kazuhiko Fuchikawa -- Overlap of Protection under the Design Act and Other Intellectual Property and Related Laws / Tsukasa Aso -- Design Rights and Commercial Transactions / Kodai Kimura -- Design of Furniture Used in Public Spaces / Naoshige Akita -- Home Appliance Design / Yoshitaka Sugimoto -- Cell Phone Design / Nobu Miake -- Car Design / Yasushi Kato -- Advertising Design / Toshifumi Saito -- Product Packaging Design / Masahiro Kiyosumi -- Web Design / Kiriko Toh -- Typeface Design / Shigenobu Fujita -- Noteworthy Features of Japanese Design Law from the Perspective of European Law / Tsukasa Aso & Christoph Rademacher.
Summary:
This book provides an overview and discussion of product design protection and practice under Japanese law. The book features an analysis of the design law (including the far-reaching 2020 amendments) and how it has been applied by Japanese courts and the Japan Patent Office. It includes not only an examination of the design law by legal experts but also a discussion of design protection from the perspective of Japanese designers.
Series:
Max Planck series on Asian intellectual property law ; volume 18
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