Title 17, CopyrightsRelease 119-102
§1332 No Retroactive Effect
Title 17 › CHAPTER 13 — PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS › § 1332
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Designs disclosed under section 1310(b) before the chapter’s effective date cannot get protection under this chapter.
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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
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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17 U.S.C. § 1332
Title 17, Copyrights
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Aug 21, 2026
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