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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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