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1998 U.S. Code
Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS
CHAPTER 13 - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS
Sec. 1305 - Term of protection

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 17 - COPYRIGHTS
CHAPTER 13 - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS
Sec. 1305 - Term of protection
Containssection 1305
Date1998
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 5, 1999
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAdded Pub. L. 105-304, title V, §502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2907.
Statutes at Large Reference112 Stat. 2907
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 105-304

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§1305. Term of protection

(a) In General.—Subject to subsection (b), the protection provided under this chapter for a design shall continue for a term of 10 years beginning on the date of the commencement of protection under section 1304.

(b) Expiration.—All terms of protection provided in this section shall run to the end of the calendar year in which they would otherwise expire.

(c) Termination of Rights.—Upon expiration or termination of protection in a particular design under this chapter, all rights under this chapter in the design shall terminate, regardless of the number of different articles in which the design may have been used during the term of its protection.

(Added Pub. L. 105–304, title V, §502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2907.)

Termination of Section

For termination of section by section 505 of Pub. L. 105–304, see Effective and Termination Dates note set out under section 1301 of this title.

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