Title 17 of the U.S. Code § 1205 - Savings clause

Full text of § 1205 from Title 17 of the United States Code.

§ 1205. Savings clause

Nothing in this chapter abrogates, diminishes, or weakens the provisions of, nor provides any defense or element of mitigation in a criminal prosecution or civil action under, any Federal or State law that prevents the violation of the privacy of an individual in connection with the individual's use of the Internet.

(Added Pub. L. 105–304, title I, §103(a), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2876.)

CHAPTER 13—PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

Sec.

1301.

Designs protected.

1302.

Designs not subject to protection.

1303.

Revisions, adaptations, and rearrangements.

1304.

Commencement of protection.

1305.

Term of protection.

1306.

Design notice.

1307.

Effect of omission of notice.

1308.

Exclusive rights.

1309.

Infringement.

1310.

Application for registration.

1311.

Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country.

1312.

Oaths and acknowledgments.

1313.

Examination of application and issue or refusal of registration.

1314.

Certification of registration.

1315.

Publication of announcements and indexes.

1316.

Fees.

1317.

Regulations.

1318.

Copies of records.

1319.

Correction of errors in certificates.

1320.

Ownership and transfer.

1321.

Remedy for infringement.

1322.

Injunctions.

1323.

Recovery for infringement.

1324.

Power of court over registration.

1325.

Liability for action on registration fraudulently obtained.

1326.

Penalty for false marking.

1327.

Penalty for false representation.

1328.

Enforcement by Treasury and Postal Service.

1329.

Relation to design patent law.

1330.

Common law and other rights unaffected.

1331.

Administrator; Office of the Administrator.

1332.

No retroactive effect.

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