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[CITE: 17USC1304]

 
                          TITLE 17--COPYRIGHTS
 
               CHAPTER 13--PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS
 
Sec. 1304. Commencement of protection

    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).

(Added Pub. L. 105-304, title V, Sec. 502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 
2907.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1305 of this title.
