17 USC § 1332 - No retroactive effect

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title: "17 USC § 1332 - No retroactive effect"
title_number: 17
title_name: "COPYRIGHTS"
section_number: "1332"
section_name: "No retroactive effect"
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 105–304, title V, § 502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2916.)"
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# § 1332. No retroactive effect

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.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 105–304, title V, § 502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2916.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The effective date of this chapter, referred to in text, is . See Effective Date note set out under .