新案(しんあん)

しんあん
noun
new idea; new design; utility model (patent)
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1. new idea; new design; novel proposal
A newly devised idea, plan, or design. Also used in patent law as part of 実用(じつよう)新案(しんあん) (utility model), a category of intellectual property covering minor inventions.
新案(しんあん)を出(だ)す。
To propose a new idea.
彼(かれ)の新案(しんあん)が採用(さいよう)された。
His new proposal was adopted.
この機械(きかい)は実用(じつよう)新案(しんあん)として登録(とうろく)されている。
This machine is registered as a utility model.

Compound of 新(しん) (new) + 案(あん) (plan, idea). Used in two registers: an everyday sense of 'new idea/proposal' and a legal sense in patent law.

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Legal context

In Japanese patent law, 実用(じつよう)新案(しんあん) (utility model) is a separate, lower-bar form of protection than 特許(とっきょ) (full patent) — typically for minor improvements to existing products.

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