2017 US Code
Title 17 - Copyrights
Chapter 13 - Protection of Original Designs
Sec. 1314 - Certification of registration

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Citation 17 U.S.C. § 1314 (2017)
Section Name §1314. Certification of registration
Section Text

Certificates of registration shall be issued in the name of the United States under the seal of the Office of the Administrator and shall be recorded in the official records of the Office. The certificate shall state the name of the useful article, the date of filing of the application, the date of registration, and the date the design was made public, if earlier than the date of filing of the application, and shall contain a reproduction of the drawing or other pictorial representation of the design. If a description of the salient features of the design appears in the application, the description shall also appear in the certificate. A certificate of registration shall be admitted in any court as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.

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(Added Pub. L. 105–304, title V, §502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2912.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS
CHAPTER 13 - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS
Sec. 1314 - Certification of registration
Contains section 1314
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 112 Stat. 2912
Public Law References Public Law 105-304
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