California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 2 — Property, Part 3 — Personal or Movable Property, Title 2 — Particular Kinds of Personal Property, Chapter 3 — Products of the Mind, Section 983
If the owner of any invention or design intentionally makes it public, a copy or reproduction may be made public by any person, without responsiblily to the owner, so far as the law of this state is concerned.
Notes
Allows any person, under California law, to make public a copy or reproduction of an invention or design after its owner intentionally makes the invention or design public. Once the owner deliberately discloses it publicly, that copying or reproduction may be made public without responsibility to the owner under state law.
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