IPA FE Subject A 2024 Question 20
A question IPA Japan published in 令和６年度 基本情報技術者試験 科目A 公開問題 問20, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.
In Japan, which of the following are the four rights that are collectively called industrial property rights?
Explanation
Industrial design right, utility model right, trademark right and patent right — in Japan these four are the industrial property rights; copyright is not one of them.
Each arises only on registration with the Japan Patent Office, under its own act:
Copyright protects creative expression such as programs, text and music. It arises automatically when the work is created, with no application (the no-formality principle), under the Copyright Act. Together with the industrial property rights it makes up intellectual property rights.
Answer (a)
Why not others:
- •(b) — includes copyright and leaves out the trademark right
- •(c) — includes copyright and leaves out the utility model right
- •(d) — includes copyright and leaves out the industrial design right
Key rule: Industrial property rights = patent, utility model, industrial design and trademark, all registered; copyright is an intellectual property right outside that group, arising without registration.
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