GUI refers to user interface displayed in a graphic on a display device of a product, which is normally applied in the fields of computer, mobile phone, electrical equipment, instrument, meter, industrial plant, electrical musical instrument, etc.
As of May 1, 2014, Chinese new rule that a product with Graphic User Interface (GUI) is patentable under a design patent enters into force. This new rule comes from the amended Guidelines for Patent Examination as promulgated by SIPO on March 12, 2014.
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