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S 3106 110th Congress Senate Commerce Intellectual property Marine and inland water transportation Military procurement, research, weapons development

Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008

Introduced: June 10, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jun 10, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5449)
Jun 10, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5449)
Jun 10, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008 - Amends federal copyright law to specify that the design of a vessel's hull, deck, or combination of a hull and deck, including a plug or mold are protected (currently, only the design of the vessel hull is protected, including a plug or mold and the definition of hull includes the deck).

Requires that Department of Defense rights in a registered design, including the right to build to such a design, be determined solely by provisions of federal Armed Forces law relating to rights in technical data or by the instrument under which the design was developed for the U.S. government.

Redefines "useful article" and "hull." Defines "deck" as the horizontal surface of the vessel that covers the hull, including exterior cabin and cockpit surfaces, and exclusive of masts, sails, yards, rigging, hardware, fixtures, and other attachments.

What's happening now June 10, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5449)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1640 Related bill Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007
  • HR 6531 Identical bill Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Jun 10, 2008
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 10, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3106: A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3106/
MLA
"S. 3106: A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3106/.
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S. 3106, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3106/.
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[S. 3106: A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3106/)
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