§ 173.
Patents for designs shall be granted for the term of 15 years from the date of grant.
([July 19, 1952, ch. 950], [66 Stat. 805]; [Pub. L. 97–247, § 16], Aug. 27, 1982, [96 Stat. 321]; [Pub. L. 103–465, title V, § 532(c)(3)], Dec. 8, 1994, [108 Stat. 4987]; [Pub. L. 112–211, title I, § 102(7)], Dec. 18, 2012, [126 Stat. 1532].)