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17 U.S.C. § 1330

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Title
17 — Copyrights
Chapter
CH13
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Nothing in this chapter shall annul or limit—(1) common law or other rights or remedies, if any, available to or held by any person with respect to a design which has not been registered under this chapter; or (2) any right under the trademark laws or any right protected against unfair competition. (Added Pub. L. 105–304, title V, § 502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2916.)

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