2409.2(E) Certificates of Recordation
The original copy of a certificate of recordation is a certified copy of that record, but a photocopy or other reproduction of the original certificate is not considered a certified copy.
Although a separate certification is not required for the original copy of a certificate of recordation issued by the Office, RRCS will issue a so called "double certification" for these types of records if requested to do so.
2409.2(F) Recorded Documents
RRCS will certify any document that has been recorded with the Office, as well as any written communications between a remitter and the Office concerning a recorded document or a document that has been refused by the Office.
Documents that have been submitted for recordation and any written communications between the remitter and the Office concerning a pending document may be certified, provided that the request is submitted by one of the persons who executed the document or an authorized representative of the aforementioned persons.
A certification for a recorded document typically contains the following information:
• A photocopy of the document or other record specified in the request.
• A photocopy of the certificate of recordation (if any].
• A photocopy of the document cover sheet (if any].
• A certified statement concerning the volume and page number where the document is recorded and the date of recordation (if any].
• The signature of the Register of Copyrights.
• The official seal of the U.S. Copyright Office.
• The date of the certification.
2409.2(G) Prints or Labels Deposited in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Before July 1, 1940
Prior to July 1, 1940, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") retained carbon copies of each certificate of registration for prints or labels issued by the USPTO. Copies of these records were transferred to the U.S. Copyright Office on July 1, 1940. An additional certificate of registration for a print or label registered by USPTO before July 1, 1940, consists of the following:
• A photocopy of the index card from the Copyright Card Catalog;
• A carbon copy of the original certificate of registration issued by USPTO; and
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