§ 1306. — Design notice.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 17USC1306]
TITLE 17--COPYRIGHTS
CHAPTER 13--PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS
Sec. 1306. Design notice
(a) Contents of Design Notice.--(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.
(2) After registration, the registration number may be used instead
of the elements specified in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1).
(b) Location of Notice.--The design notice shall be so located and
applied as to give reasonable notice of design protection while the
useful article embodying the design is passing through its normal
channels of commerce.
(c) Subsequent Removal of Notice.--When the owner of a design has
complied with the provisions of this section, protection under this
chapter shall not be affected by the removal, destruction, or
obliteration by others of the design notice on an article.
(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 sections 1307, 1310, 1326 of this
title.
