FEDERAL · 17 U.S.C. · Chapter 13

No retroactive effect

Current through Pub. L. 119-102
Title 17Copyrights·Ch. 13 — PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS
Protection under this chapter shall not be available for any design that has been made public under section 1310(b) before the effective date of this chapter.

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History

(Added Pub. L. 105–304, title V, §502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2916.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

References in Text
The effective date of this chapter, referred to in text, is Oct. 28, 1998. See Effective Date note set out under section 1301 of this title.