§ 173. Term of design patent

35 U.S.C. § 173 (N/A)
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Patents for designs shall be granted for the term of 15 years from the date of grant.

(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.)