§1310. Application for registration — Inbound Citations
17 U.S.C. § 1310
Cited by 4 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 17 U.S.C. § 1310 as a whole
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(a) Upon the filing of an application for registration in proper form under section 1310, and upon payment of the fee prescribed under section 1316, the Administrator shall determine whether or not the application relates to a design which on its face appears to be subject to protection under this chapter, and, if so, the Register shall register the design. Registration under this subsection shall be announced by publication. The date of registration shall be the date of publication.
Citations to §1310(b)
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The protection provided for a design under this chapter shall commence upon the earlier of the date of publication of the registration under section 1313(a) or the date the design is first made public as defined by section 1310(b).
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(1) Whenever any design for which protection is sought under this chapter is made public under section 1310(b), the owner of the design shall, subject to the provisions of section 1307, mark it or have it marked legibly with a design notice consisting of—(A) the words “Protected Design”, the abbreviation “Prot’d Des.”, or the letter “D” with a circle, or the symbol “D”;(B) the year of the date on which protection for the design commenced; and(C) the name of the owner, an abbreviation by which the name can be recognized, or a generally accepted alternative designation of the owner.Any distinctive identification of the owner may be used for purposes of subparagraph (C) if it has been recorded by the Administrator before the design marked with such identification is registered.
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Protection under this chapter shall not be available for any design that has been made public under section 1310(b) before the effective date of this chapter.