TITLE 35 - US CODE - CHAPTER 16 - DESIGNS

35 USC 171 - Patents for designs

Whoever invents any new, original and ornamental design for an article of manufacture may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title. The provisions of this title relating to patents for inventions shall apply to patents for designs, except as otherwise provided.

35 USC 172 - Right of priority

The right of priority provided for by subsections (a) through (d) of section 119 of this title and the time specified in section 102 (d) shall be six months in the case of designs. The right of priority provided for by section 119 (e) of this title shall not apply to designs.

35 USC 173 - Term of design patent

Patents for designs shall be granted for the term of fourteen years from the date of grant.