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17 U.S.C. § 1302 - Designs not subject to protection

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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. 105304, title V, § 502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2906; amended Pub. L. 10644, § 1(f)(1), Aug. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 222.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments1999—Par. (5). Pub. L. 10644 substituted “2 years” for “1 year”.