COMPENDIUM: Chapter 1300
Vessel Designs
Contents
1301 What This Chapter Covers 5
1302 Vessel Design Protection Distinguished from Copyright Protection 5
1303 Definitions 5
1303.1 Deck 5
1303.2 Hull 5
1303.3 Make Public 6
1303.4 Mold 6
1303.5 Original 6
1303.6 Plug 6
1303.7 Useful Article 6
1303.8 Vessel 6
1304 Protectable Vessel Designs 6
1304.1 Originality Requirement 7
1304.2 Fixation Requirement 7
1304.3 Revision, Adaptation, or Rearrangement 7
1304.4 Registration Requirement and Making Public Requirement 7
1305 Ineligible Designs 7
1305.1 No Retroactive Protection 7
1305.2 Unoriginal Designs 7
1305.3 Ineligible Vehicles and Other Useful Articles 8
1305.4 Designs Made Public More Than Two Years Prior to Application for Registration 8
1305.5 Designs Protected by Design Patents 8
1306 Term of Protection 9
1306.1 Term of Protection for Designs Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office 9
1306.2 Term of Protection for Designs Registered in a Foreign Territory: Priority Claims 9
1307 Exclusive Rights of Owner 9
1308 Ownership in Vessel Designs 9
1308.1 Allowable Transfers, Grants, Conveyances, and Mortgages 10
Chapter 1300 : 1 12/22/2014
