Novelty (related to prior arts)
(Conclusion) Novelty should be found. (Applicant won.)
The applied design gives a generally rounded, soft impression.
On the other hand. the prior art gives a sharper and flatter impression as a whole compared with the applied design.
⇒ Not similar.
<Writer: Hideki Takaishi (Attorney-at-law licensed in Japan and California)>
https://www.ip.courts.go.jp/app/files/hanrei_en/107/001107.pdf