The exterior and interior of stores are also "intellectual property" Design registration begins at 4:26 on November 10
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As the movement to devise the design of stores etc. is becoming active among companies, the JPO will protect the exterior and interior of buildings as intellectual property so that they will not be imitated, and the interior of conveyor belt sushi chain stores 5 cases were registered for the first time.
The "design system" that protects designs as intellectual property was intended for automobiles and home appliances, but in April, the JPO decided to protect the design of corporate stores, etc., in order to protect the exterior and interior of buildings, as well as Added images such as the screen configuration of the application.
Five cases have been registered for the first time, and of these, the conveyor belt sushi chain "Kura Sushi" has been registered for the interior of its store in Asakusa, Tokyo.
You can dine in a space that resembles a Japanese festival by building a yagura in the store with unified wood made of white wood.
Mio Okayanagi of the Public Relations Department said, "We made the store an image of Edo culture in order to disseminate sushi culture to the world. We are grateful that the interior is protected as a right, just like patents."
On the other hand, the exterior of the building has been registered at the "UNIQLO" store in Yokohama.
The three-story store is shaped like a cut-down mountain slope, providing a space where you can play and rest outdoors.
According to the Japan Patent Office, a total of 786 applications have been filed so far, which means that the ones that have been examined will be registered in order.