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

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A design patent lasts for 15 years starting from the date it is granted.

Design patents are granted for a term of 15 years, counted from the date the patent is granted.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Patents for designs shall be granted for the term of 15 years from the date of grant.

Source credit: (July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 805; Pub. L. 97–247, § 16, Aug. 27, 1982, 96 Stat. 321; Pub. L. 103–465, title V, § 532(c)(3), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4987; Pub. L. 112–211, title I, § 102(7), Dec. 18, 2012, 126 Stat. 1532.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1952Enacted · Act of July 19, 1952, ch. 950 · 66 Stat. 805
  • 1982Amended · Pub. L. 97-247 · 96 Stat. 321
  • 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-465 · 108 Stat. 4987
  • 2012Amended · Pub. L. 112-211 · 126 Stat. 1532

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 950 on 1952-07-19.

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