Title 17CopyrightsRelease 119-73

§1330 Common law and other rights unaffected

Title 17 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS › § 1330

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

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The rules here do not cancel or reduce people's other legal rights for unregistered designs, or any trademark or unfair-competition rights.

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Title 17, §1330

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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.

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17 U.S.C. § 1330

Title 17Copyrights

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73