＜IP High Court＞ 2013 (Gyo-Ke) 10287(March 27, 2014) “Cell Phone” Case
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)>
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