17 USC 1332: No retroactive effect
Text contains those laws in effect on November 20, 2024
From Title 17-COPYRIGHTSCHAPTER 13-PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS
§1332. No retroactive effect
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.