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Japan Supreme Court sets applied-art standard, rejects copyright for Tripp Trapp chair

By Toko Sekiguchi ( April 24, 2026, 08:32 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Norwegian furniture maker Stokke AS and design studio Peter Opsvik AS on Friday, holding that the Tripp Trapp infant chair does not qualify for copyright protection and clarifying how Japanese law treats artistic expression in functional products.Japan’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Norwegian furniture maker Stokke AS and design studio Peter Opsvik AS on Friday, holding that the Tripp Trapp infant chair does not qualify for copyright protection and clarifying how Japanese law treats artistic expression in functional products....

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