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§ 173. Term of design patent, 35 U.S.C. § 173 | Casetext
35 U.S.C. § 173
§ 173. Term of design patent
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PART II—PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS
CHAPTER 16—DESIGNS
(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 805; Pub. L. 97–247, § 16, Aug. 27, 1982, 96 Stat. 321; Pub. L. 103–465, title V, § 532(c)(3), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4987; Pub. L. 112–211, title I, § 102(7), Dec. 18, 2012, 126 Stat. 1532.)
2012—Pub. L. 112–211 substituted “15 years” for “fourteen years”. 1994—Pub. L. 103–465 inserted “from the date of grant” after “years”. 1982—Pub. L. 97–247 substituted “Patents for designs shall be granted for the term of fourteen years” for “Patents for designs may be granted for the term of three years and six months, or for seven years, or for fourteen years, as the applicant, in his application, elects”.
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