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Introducing an example of protection for a function. It is often thought that fashion designs...
This time, we will focus on image designs as examples of design protection. It can be seen that IT companies such as Apple and Yahoo are focusing not only on patents but also on design registration.
Table of Contents
- Design Registration No. 1694011 Image for information display
- Design Registration No. 1691660 Menu image
- Design Registration No. 1711351 Information display image
- Design Registration No. 1686757 Route guidance image
- Design Registration No. 1691930 GUI
- Design Registration No. 1675969 Inquiry information display image
- Design Registration No. 1675961 Image for business analysis
1. Design Registration No. 1694011 Image for information display
Patent attorney's comment
This design is an image to display information such as time, charging status, notifications, etc. while the device is charging. The dashed line indicates that no rights are requested, so anything is possible.
| Design right holder | Apple Incorporated |
| Articles related to designs | Image for information display |
| Description of the article related to the design | This image is an image for displaying information such as time, charging status, notification, etc. while the device is being charged. |
| Design description | The part other than the part indicated by the broken line is the part for which design registration is sought. |
2. Design Registration No. 1691660 Menu image
Patent attorney's comment
| Design right holder | Apple Incorporated |
| Articles related to designs | Menu image |
| Description of the article related to the design | A "menu image" according to the present design is an image for displaying, arranging, and activating application icons and widgets, such as calendar, entertainment (music, news, podcasts, books), maps/navigation, stocks, time, photos, camera, communications, notes, reminders, and other applications, from a menu page, home screen, or other interface. |
| Design description | The part other than the part indicated by the broken line is the part for which design registration is sought. |
3. Design Registration No. 1711351 Image for information display
Patent attorney's comment
This design is an image to display information about weather forecast, temperature, etc. Since characters do not constitute a design, the characters themselves are not within the scope of the right, but it may be possible to recognize that some characters are included therein.
| Design right holder | Apple Incorporated |
| Articles related to designs | Image for information display |
| Description of the article related to the design | This image is an image for displaying information regarding the weather forecast, temperature, etc., for example. |
| Design description | The part other than the part indicated by the broken line is the part for which design registration is sought. |
4. Design Registration No. 1686757 Route guidance image
Patent attorney's comment
| Design right holder | Yahoo Inc. |
| Articles related to designs | Route guidance image |
| Description of the article related to the design | This image is a route guidance image. A map information display area is arranged at the top of the image, and an information display area is arranged below it, and the information display area consists of a departure/arrival time display area, a traffic congestion distance prediction graph, a travel time, etc. display area. Users can change the departure time setting by dragging the slider horizontally at the bottom of the traffic jam distance prediction graph. |
| Design description | The part represented by solid lines and gray is the part for which design registration is sought as a partial design. |
5. Design Registration No. 1691930 GUI
Patent attorney's comment
This is the GUI of Didi, a taxi distribution service that is well known in Japan. Since characters do not constitute a design, they are not limited to this. The scope of rights covers the GUI and each function.
| Design right holder | Beijing Didi Infinity Technology and Development Company Limited |
| Articles related to designs | GUI |
| Description of the article related to the design | This GUI (graphical user interface) is an image for the dispatch function and related functions (navigation function, etc.). This image consists of a form for entering the destination, icons for starting each function, and an area for displaying information related to each function. |
6. Design Registration No. 1675969 Image for displaying inquiry information
Patent attorney's comment
This GUI uses the chat function to display answers and supplements to user inquiries. No rights are claimed for the red part, but rights are claimed for the parts other than the red part (partial design). The partial design includes an input area, an area for displaying inquiry contents, an area for writing answers, an area for writing candidate answers, an area for displaying detailed contents of answers, and the like.
| Design right holder | Arithmer Co., Ltd. |
| Articles related to designs | Image for displaying inquiry information |
| Description of the article related to the design | The image shown in the image diagram is a GUI in which answer candidates and answers are displayed using the chat function in response to the user's inquiry information. Areas such as an input area, an area for displaying inquiry contents, an area for writing answers, an area for writing candidate answers, and an area for displaying detailed contents of answers are displayed. |
| Design description | The part other than the part colored red is the part for which registration is sought as a partial design. |
7. Design Registration No. 1675961 Image for business analysis
Patent attorney's comment
The image is a UI for business analysis. This image shows the management status of a corporation, etc. by arranging various management indicators at each vertex of a polygonal chart roughly in the center of the screen, and comparing the status of the current period's own corporation, the previous period's own corporation, and peers in the selected period, and confirming the characteristics and issues of the corporation's management.
| Design right holder | TKC Co., Ltd. |
| Articles related to designs | Image for business analysis |
| Description of the article related to the design | This image shows the management status of a corporation, etc. by arranging various management indicators at each vertex of a polygonal chart roughly in the center of the screen, and comparing the status of the current period's own corporation, the previous period's own corporation, and peers in the selected period, and confirming the characteristics and issues of the own corporation's management. |
Contact us
Image design such as UI/UX is a highly specialized field, so be sure to consult with a patent attorney who is familiar with image design, register the design, and use it smoothly for business. We also accept inquiries regarding design registration. Please contact us if you have any concerns.
AUTHOR
Takefumi SUGIURA （杉浦 健文）
EVORIX Intellectual Property Law Firm Managing Patent Attorney
Supports clients across IT, manufacturing, startups, fashion, and medical industries, covering patent, trademark, design, and copyright filings through trials and infringement litigation. Specialized in IP strategy for AI, IoT, Web3, and FinTech. Member of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), and Japan Trademark Association (JTA).
