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17 U.S.C. § 1329

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Relation to design patent law
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/us/usc/t17/s1329
Title
17 — Copyrights
Chapter
CH13
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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The issuance of a design patent under title 35, United States Code, for an original design for an article of manufacture shall terminate any protection of the original design under this chapter. (Added Pub. L. 105–304, title V, § 502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2916.)

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