17 USC § 1324 - Power of court over registration

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identifier: "/us/usc/t17/s1324"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "17 USC § 1324 - Power of court over registration"
title_number: 17
title_name: "COPYRIGHTS"
section_number: "1324"
section_name: "Power of court over registration"
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 105–304, title V, § 502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2915.)"
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# § 1324. Power of court over registration

In any action involving the protection of a design under this chapter, the court, when appropriate, may order registration of a design under this chapter or the cancellation of such a registration. Any such order shall be certified by the court to the Administrator, who shall make an appropriate entry upon the record.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 105–304, title V, § 502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2915.)