37 CFR § 212.5 - Recordation of distinctive identification of vessel designer.

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title: "37 CFR § 212.5 - Recordation of distinctive identification of vessel designer."
title_number: 37
title_name: "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights"
section_number: "212.5"
section_name: "Recordation of distinctive identification of vessel designer."
chapter_name: "U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS"
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subchapter_name: "COPYRIGHT OFFICE AND PROCEDURES"
part_number: "212"
part_name: "PROTECTION OF VESSEL DESIGNS"
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# 212.5 Recordation of distinctive identification of vessel designer.

(a) *General.* Any owner of a vessel design may record a distinctive identification with the Register of Copyrights for purposes of using such distinctive identification in a design protection notice required by 17 U.S.C. 1306. A distinctive identification of an owner may not be used in a design notice before it has first been recorded with the Register.

(b) *Forms.* The Copyright Office does not provide forms for the use of persons recording distinctive identifications of ownership of a vessel design. However, persons recording distinctive identifications are encouraged to use the suggested format available on the Copyright Office website (*http://www.loc.gov/copyright/vessels*).

(c) *Recording distinctive identifications.* Any distinctive identification of an owner of a vessel design may be recorded with the Register of Copyrights provided that a document containing the following is submitted:

(1) The name and address of the owner;

(2) A statement of the owner that he/she is entitled to use the distinctive identification;

(3) A statement or depiction of the identification; and

(4) The recordation fee in the amount prescribed in § 201.3(c) of this chapter.

(d) The document should be mailed to the address specified in § 201.1(b)(2) of this chapter.

[64 FR 36578, July 7, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 38005, May 31, 2002; 72 FR 33692, June 19, 2007; 82 FR 9366, Feb. 6, 2017]