Civil Code 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.

Source: Section 983, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=983. (updated Jan. 1, 1982; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_983

Original Source: Section 983, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=983. (last accessed May 12, 2025).