Since the amendment to the Design Act in 2019, which expanded the scope of protection for designs consisting only of images, the number of applications for image designs, including GUIs, icons, etc., has been rapidly increasing.
However, it appears that GUI design developers are not aware that GUIs and icons are protected by the Design Act.
The following article introduces the benefits of obtaining an image design right and some examples of image design registrations, so please take a look if you are interested.
Importance of GUI/icon design registration:https://www.harakenzo.com/design-gui-icon/
