§ 212.5. Recordation of distinctive identification of vessel designer.
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(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. \[64 FR 36578, July 7, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 38005, May 31, 2002; 72 FR 33692, June 19, 2007; 82 FR 9366, Feb. 6, 2017\]
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