Title 17 — CopyrightsRelease 119-73
§1319 Correction of errors in certificates
Title 17 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS › § 1319
Summary
The Administrator can correct mistakes in a registration caused by the Office, or fix good-faith clerical or typing errors if the required fee is paid; the registration then counts as if it had been issued in the corrected form.
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Title 17, §1319
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The Administrator may, by a certificate of correction under seal, correct any error in a registration incurred through the fault of the Office, or, upon payment of the required fee, any error of a clerical or typographical nature occurring in good faith but not through the fault of the Office. Such registration, together with the certificate, shall thereafter have the same effect as if it had been originally issued in such corrected form.
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17 U.S.C. § 1319
Title 17 — Copyrights
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73