17 U.S.C. § 1303
Revisions, adaptations, and rearrangements
Protection for a design under this chapter shall be available notwithstanding the employment in the design of subject matter excluded from protection under section 1302 if the design is a substantial revision, adaptation, or rearrangement of such subject matter. Such protection shall be independent of any subsisting protection in subject matter employed in the design, and shall not be construed as securing any right to subject matter excluded from protection under this chapter or as extending any subsisting protection under this chapter.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2005–2005 · leading case: Maverick Boat Co. v. Am. Marine Holdings, Inc., 418 F.3d 1186 (11th Cir. 2005).
Maverick Boat Co. v. Am. Marine Holdings, Inc., 418 F.3d 1186 (11th Cir. 2005). “Maverick attempted to obtain protection for its “original” Pathfinder 2200 V-Hull design by submitting an application for registration under the VHDPA in February 2001. This application resulted in DVH 0049, which, as previously noted, is invalid under 17 U.”
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