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§1332 No retroactive effect

Title 17 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS › § 1332

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Title 17, §1332

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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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The

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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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