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Ch. 15
15.3.4
15-30
15.3.3
Certified copies of correspondence(cont'd)
II.
(cont'd)
a.

Only those pieces of correspondence which are to be copied will be sent to the

Photoduplication Service.
b.
In appropriate cases the Chief of the Reference Division may consult with the Chief of the Examining Division in deter­mining the availability of certain correspondence for copying.
III.
Every certification covering correspondence must be specially drawn. If the various pieces of correspondence all relate to the same regis­tration, or group of related registrations, they may all be included under one certification, but each item copied must be separately identi­fied in the certification.
15.3.4
Certified copies of copyright deposits. etc. (See topic 15.2.2.11.e.)
I.
Circumstances under which copies of deposits may be made and certified.
a.
The Copyright Office Regulations (37 C.F.R. §201.2(d)) provide the following as the only circumstances under which the Office permit the copying of copyright deposits:
1.
When authorized in writing by the copyright owner or his designated agent;
2.
When required in connection with actual or prospective litigation in which the copyrighted work is involved, if the attorney for either side gives the