[Design] Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10001 <Shoji> — Ease of creation denied
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Article information
Type: Case note
Classification: Designs
Topics: Cancellation of JPO decision
First published on this site: 2023-12-20
Case number: Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10001
Display and classification checked: 2026-11-14
[Design] Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10001 <Shoji> — Ease of creation denied
‘The shapes of the upper end, opening end, and bottom face of the main body, and the shape of the handle of the design at issue ... are neither changes achievable by commonplace techniques, minor modifications, nor a mere aggregation. Novelty of conception or originality cannot be denied in their forming a coherent, unified aesthetic with the overall substantially inverted truncated-cone shape, whose left and right edges, viewed from the front and side, spread outward toward the top like a V. The design therefore cannot be said to be readily creatable from the above design ... .’
Originally published: 2023-12-20
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