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Title 17
Chapter 13
§ 1301. Designs protected...
§ 1303. Revisions, adaptations, ...
§ 1301. Designs protected...
§ 1303. Revisions, adaptations, ...
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Notes
§ 1302.
Designs not subject to protection
Protection under this chapter shall not be available for a design that is—
(1)
not original;
(2)
staple or commonplace, such as a standard geometric figure, a familiar symbol, an emblem, or a motif, or another shape, pattern, or configuration which has become standard, common, prevalent, or ordinary;
(3)
different from a design excluded by paragraph (2) only in insignificant details or in elements which are variants commonly used in the relevant trades;
(4)
dictated solely by a utilitarian function of the article that embodies it; or
(5)
embodied in a useful article that was made public by the designer or owner in the United States or a foreign country more than 2 years before the date of the application for registration under this chapter.
(Added
Pub. L. 105–304, title V, § 502
,
Oct. 28, 1998
,
112 Stat. 2906
; amended
Pub. L. 106–44, § 1(f)(1)
,
Aug. 5, 1999
,
113 Stat. 222
.)
cite as:
17 USC 1302
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