Term of design patent
United States Code
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Frequently CitedTop 17% most-cited · cited by 12 decisions
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Most recently cited by10
- 2011Park B. Smith, Inc. v. CHF Industries Inc. S.D.N.Y.
- 2006Fuji Kogyo Co. v. Pacific Bay International, Inc. 6th Cir.
- 2001Murray v. Franke-Misal Technologies Group, LLC (In re Supernatural Foods, LLC) Bankr. M.D. La.
- 1999Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. v. Sangiacomo N.A. Ltd. 4th Cir.
- 1998I.P. Lund Trading ApS v. Kohler Co. 1st Cir.
- 1993Kohler Co. v. Moen Inc. 7th Cir.
- 1992Merchant & Evans, Inc. v. Roosevelt Building Products Co. 3d Cir.
- 1992Telebrands Direct Response Corp. v. Ovation Communications, Inc. D.N.J.
- 1987Stormy Clime Ltd. v. Progroup, Inc. 2d Cir.
- 1983Norris Industries, Inc. v. International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. 11th Cir.
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Patents for designs shall be granted for the term of 15 years from the date of grant. (Source: (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.))