Design Act of Japan
E250280
The Design Act of Japan is a key intellectual property law that governs the protection and registration of industrial designs in Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Design Act of Japan canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2259084 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Design Act of Japan Context triple: [Intellectual Property High Court, appliesLaw, Design Act of Japan]
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A.
Antimonopoly Act of Japan
The Antimonopoly Act of Japan is the country’s core competition law that prohibits monopolistic practices, unfair trade restraints, and anti-competitive mergers to maintain fair and free markets.
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B.
Judicial Scrivener Act of Japan
The Judicial Scrivener Act of Japan is the law that defines and regulates the qualifications, scope of work, and professional responsibilities of judicial scriveners, who handle legal documentation and certain limited legal procedures in Japan.
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C.
Administrative Procedure Act of Japan
The Administrative Procedure Act of Japan is a fundamental law that standardizes and ensures fairness, transparency, and due process in administrative actions and decision-making by Japanese government agencies.
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D.
Court Act of Japan
The Court Act of Japan is a fundamental law that organizes the country’s judicial system, defining the structure, jurisdiction, and administration of its courts.
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E.
Attorney Act of Japan
The Attorney Act of Japan is the fundamental law that defines the qualifications, roles, and self-governance framework of attorneys and bar associations in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Design Act of Japan Target entity description: The Design Act of Japan is a key intellectual property law that governs the protection and registration of industrial designs in Japan.
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A.
Antimonopoly Act of Japan
The Antimonopoly Act of Japan is the country’s core competition law that prohibits monopolistic practices, unfair trade restraints, and anti-competitive mergers to maintain fair and free markets.
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B.
Judicial Scrivener Act of Japan
The Judicial Scrivener Act of Japan is the law that defines and regulates the qualifications, scope of work, and professional responsibilities of judicial scriveners, who handle legal documentation and certain limited legal procedures in Japan.
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C.
Administrative Procedure Act of Japan
The Administrative Procedure Act of Japan is a fundamental law that standardizes and ensures fairness, transparency, and due process in administrative actions and decision-making by Japanese government agencies.
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D.
Court Act of Japan
The Court Act of Japan is a fundamental law that organizes the country’s judicial system, defining the structure, jurisdiction, and administration of its courts.
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E.
Attorney Act of Japan
The Attorney Act of Japan is the fundamental law that defines the qualifications, roles, and self-governance framework of attorneys and bar associations in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese statute
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intellectual property law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Japan Patent Office ⓘ |
| conformsTo |
Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
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Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Japan Patent Office
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Japanese courts ⓘ |
| governs |
design rights in Japan
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infringement of design rights ⓘ remedies for design right infringement ⓘ requirements for design registration ⓘ rights of design right holders ⓘ scope of design protection ⓘ term of design protection ⓘ |
| includesProvision |
design registration procedures
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examination of design applications ⓘ invalidity trials for registered designs ⓘ penal provisions for design infringement ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
industrial design law
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intellectual property law ⓘ |
| provides |
exclusive right to use registered designs
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right to claim damages for infringement ⓘ right to license registered designs ⓘ right to seek injunctions against infringers ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage creation of designs
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to promote industrial development ⓘ to protect industrial designs in Japan ⓘ |
| regulates |
protection of industrial designs
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registration of industrial designs ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Copyright Act of Japan
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Patent Act of Japan ⓘ Trademark Act of Japan ⓘ |
| requires |
creativity of design
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industrial applicability of design ⓘ novelty of design ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
colors of an article
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combination of shape, patterns or colors ⓘ graphic user interface design ⓘ interior and exterior design of buildings ⓘ part of an article ⓘ patterns of an article ⓘ shape of an article ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection | registered design right ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Design Act of Japan Description of subject: The Design Act of Japan is a key intellectual property law that governs the protection and registration of industrial designs in Japan.
Referenced by (5)
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