FEDERAL · 17 U.S.C. · Chapter 13

No retroactive effect

17 U.S.C. § 1332
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Chapter13 — PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

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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.)

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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.

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