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Patent Design Law 35 USC 173

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.)

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