Invitation for Public Comments on the Draft Revision of Examination Guidelines for Design

October 26, 2023
Japan Patent Office
Design Division
Design Examination Standards Office

The draft revisions of Examination Guidelines for Design were prepared based on the discussion at the 22nd and 23rd meetings of the Working Group on the Design Examination Standards supervised by the Design System Subcommittee under the Intellectual Property Committee of the Industrial Structure Council. We invite public comments as outlined below.

1. Subjects on which comments are invited

- The draft revision of Examination Guidelines for Design: ParIII ChapterIII Exception to Lack of Novelty (PDF:887KB)

- The draft revision of Examination Guidelines for Design: PartIV ChapterI Design Including a Graphic Image(an excerpt) (PDF:489KB)

Reference :

- Existing Examination Guidelines for Design: PartIII ChapterIII Exception to Lack of Novelty (PDF:333KB)

- Existing Examination Guidelines for Design: PartIV ChapterI Design Including a Graphic Image(an excerpt) (PDF:743KB)

2. Due date

Comments are accepted: Thursday, October 26, 2023 (Japan time) through Friday, November 24, 2023 (Japan time)

E-mail

Please send your comments before 18:00, November 24, 2023 (Japan time).

Post

Please send your comments by November 24, 2023 (Japan time).

3. Submission of comments

Please give us your name* and contact information, and send us your comments in Japanese or English via one of the following methods**:

* If you are a corporate body or an institution, please give us the name of the body, department, and person in charge.

** Please note in advance that we do not accept comments nor inquiries via telephone.

E-mail

PA1D00@jpo.go.jp

Please use "Written comments on the draft revision of Examination Guidelines for Design" as the subject line.

Postal mail

To the attention of: Design Examination Standards Office, Design Div., Patent and Design Examination Depart., Japan Patent Office
3-4-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8915, Japan

Please write "Written comments on the draft revision of Examination Guidelines for Design" on the front side of the envelope.

4. Notes

• The comments submitted to us will be collectively taken into consideration when we make the final decisions. It is not our intention to respond to individual comments. In principle, no replies will be offered to inquiries on hypothetical cases and comments unrelated to this revision.
• We ask your understanding in advance that all descriptions excluding your name and contact information such as address, telephone number, and/or e-mail address may be released to the public. However, if it is determined that a comment contains personal information that could make it possible to identify an individual commenter, or likely to hamper corporate property rights, etc., the concerned descriptions will be concealed prior to the release of the comment to the public.
• The personal information included with your comments, such as your name, contact information etc., will be managed appropriately, and will only be used for administrative affairs related to the invitation for public comments, such to contact you in the event that we have any questions concerning your comments.

[Last updated October 26, 2023]

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