Rights related to UI

When you think of rights, you probably think of patents and intellectual property rights, but in reality, the image is a little different. Intellectual property rights is a general term for patent rights, design rights, etc. In the case of UI, the law was revised in April 2020 to cover design rights. In the case of UI, the law was amended in April 2020 to cover design rights. The term of protection is 25 years, so a certain degree of protection is expected. In addition, copyrights are also covered. Copyright refers to the rights granted to authors for their works. While patent rights require registration procedures and may not be granted, copyright rights are granted without any procedures. At present, there are few cases where a patent is granted for a UI, and there are still very few examples.