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US CodeTitle 17Chapter 13§ 1302

§ 1302

Designs not subject to protection

17 U.S.C. § 1302.
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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.

Release: pl-119-59 (2025-12-18)

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