1802.8(H)
1802.8(1)
1802.9 1802.9(A)
1802.9(B)
a legible name and address may delay the delivery of the certificate of supplementary registration.
The applicant should provide only one mailing address in space G. The U.S. Copyright Office will send a single copy of the certificate to that address by first class mail. Additional copies of the certificate may be obtained from the Office for an additional fee. For instructions on how to request additional copies of a certificate of supplementary registration, see Chapter 2400, Section 2408.
Filing Fee
The filing fee for an application for supplementary registration is set forth in the U.S. Copyright Office's fee schedule under the heading "Form CA (to correct or amplify a completed registration]" (www.copyright.gov/docs/fees.html). For information concerning the methods for paying this filing fee, see Chapter 1400, Sections 1403.4 and 1403.5.
As a general rule, the filing fee is not refundable, regardless of whether the Office issues a supplementary registration. The Office will issue a refund only if the Office determines that the error in the basic registration should have been recognized by the registration specialist at the time when the basic registration was made. See Section 1802.9(A).
Deposit Copy(ies) Not Required
As discussed in Section 1802.8(A), the applicant should submit a copy of the certificate of registration for the basic registration, but should not submit copy(ies) of the work unless the registration specialist specifically instructs the applicant to do so. See 37 C.F.R. § 201.5(c)(3); see also Section 1802.9(C).
Examination Guidelines
Errors That Should Have Been Recognized by the U.S. Copyright Office
If the Office determines that there is an error in the basic registration and that the mistake or oversight should have been recognized by the registration specialist when the claim was examined, the Office will take appropriate measures to correct the registration record. In this situation, the Office will refund the filing fee without issuing a supplementary registration. See 37 C.F.R. § 201.5(a)(2), (b)(2)(f).
Identifying the Basic Registration
If the applicant fails to provide all of the information requested in space A of the application or fails to provide the information exactly as it appears in the basic registration, the registration specialist may correct the information with an annotation, such as "information added from Copyright Office records" or "information corrected from Copyright Office records." If the specialist is unable to identify the basic registration based on the information provided in the application, the specialist will communicate with the applicant.
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