17 USC 1308
Exclusive rights

Executive summary:

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§1308. Exclusive rights

The owner of a design protected under this chapter [17 USC § §1301 et seq.] has the exclusive right to--

(1)

make, have made, or import, for sale or for use in trade, any useful article embodying that design; and

(2)

sell or distribute for sale or for use in trade any useful article embodying that design.