2015 US Code
Title 17 - Copyrights (Sections 101 - 1332)
Chapter 13 - Protection of Original Designs (Sections 1301 - 1332)
Sec. 1308 - Exclusive rights

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, 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. 1308 - Exclusive rights
Containssection 1308
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAdded Pub. L. 105-304, title V, §502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2908.
Statutes at Large Reference112 Stat. 2908
Public and Private LawPublic Law 105-304

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17 U.S.C. § 1308 (2015)
§1308. Exclusive rights

The owner of a design protected under this chapter has the exclusive right to—

(1) make, have made, or import, for sale or for use in trade, any useful article embodying that design; and

(2) sell or distribute for sale or for use in trade any useful article embodying that design.

(Added Pub. L. 105–304, title V, §502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2908.)

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