Copyright Law Updates | New Federal Register Notices
April 7, 2010
Copyright Fees for Special Handling Relate to Registration of Claims That Have Been Pending for at Least 6 Months
Fees for Special Handling of Registration Claims
37 CFR Part 201, Docket No. RM 2009–5, 8/10/2009
The Copyright Office (“Office”) of the Library of Congress has published an interim rule relating to fees for special handling of registration claims that have been pending for at least six months. Special handling is the expedited processing of an application and is granted in certain circumstances when compelling reasons are present.
The Office clarified that ordinarily, a special handling fee is charged for special handling in addition to the regular fee for an application to register a copyright claim. Because of current delays in the processing of applications for registration occurring in the course of the Office’s implementation of its…
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