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35 U.S.C. 173 Term of design patent. - Patent Laws


35 U.S.C. 173 Term of design patent.

Patents for designs shall be granted for the term of fourteen years from the date of grant.

(Amended Aug. 27, 1982, Public Law 97-247, sec. 16, 96 Stat. 321; Dec. 8, 1994, Public Law 103-465, sec. 532(c)(3), 108 Stat. 4987.)


CHAPTER    17 SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND FILING APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

181    Secrecy of certain inventions and withholding of patent.

182    Abandonment of invention for unauthorized disclosure.

183    Right to compensation.

184    Filing of application in foreign country.

185    Patent barred for filing without license.

186    Penalty.

187    Nonapplicability to certain persons.

188    Rules and regulations, delegation of power.

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