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b.
The existence of a double standard should be observed in these cases: The fact that the Examining Division should have written about a problem before registration is completed does not necessarily mean that the case will be handled as a referral after registration. On the other hand, the fact that a problem is not sufficiently serious to cause a referral should not be regarded by the examiner as a license to
ignore the problem in the first instance. If the Cataloging Division notes that a particular error is being ignored consistently, it should call this fact to the attention of the Head of the Examining Division Section involved.3.
The Cataloging Division does not reexamine applications in an effort to seek out errors. If, in the ordinary course of cataloging, a cataloger notes an error, discrepancy, or omission that affects the validity of the registration, he should treat the case as a referral. This is true even if the problem is one that does not present any cataloging difficulties.
C.
Procedure for Handling Referrals.
1.
In general, referrals should be handled in the manner outlined in the memorandum issued for this purpose entitled PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING NUMBERED APPLICATIONS ("Referrals").
2.
The numbered certificate should generally be recalled in every referral case; as a rule, every change in a numbered application should also be reflected in the certificate.
a.
Exception: Where registration was made for a work bearing a postdated notice but published within the year immediately pre
ceding the year in the notice, the application may be annotated without recalling the certificate.
