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Design Patent Contest 2027 (デザインパテントコンテスト, FY2027 / Reiwa 9)

文部科学省・特許庁・日本弁理士会・独立行政法人工業所有権情報・研修館 (MEXT, Japan Patent Office, Japan Patent Attorneys Association, INPIT) · Japan

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A national product-design contest co-hosted by MEXT, the Japan Patent Office, the Japan Patent Attorneys Association and INPIT, where high school, KOSEN and university students submit their own unpublished designs. Winners file a real design registration application with a patent attorney's support, with fees paid by the organizers.

Grade
10–12
Age
Not published
Details under Eligibility
School attendance
Japan
Entry
Open application
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The contest aims to build intellectual-property awareness through product design. Entries must be designs under the Design Act (images, buildings and interiors are excluded). Excellence Award winners receive support to file a design registration application with the Japan Patent Office, guided by a patent attorney; special prizes include the JPO Commissioner's Award. Students may also enter the separate Patent Contest, but can win in only one of the two.

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ArtsTechnologyProduct DesignDesign RightIntellectual PropertyGovernment ContestHigh SchoolKOSEN
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