Us Copyright Office Registration Search
Group registration of unpublished works gruw read more about the new group registration option for unpublished works.
Us copyright office registration search. If an applicant attempts to use a paper application to supplement any other type of registration the office will require the applicant to re submit the application online requiring payment. Home page of the united states patent and trademark office s main web site. The registration certificate may also be used to determine terms not claimed by an owner.
Modernizing recordation of notices of termination. Registration certificates show or determine the ownership of a mark the date first used in commerce the registration and serial numbers and the purposes the mark may be used in. Using the free links below learn about patents.
The office will provide certified or uncertified copies of published or unpublished works deposited in connection with a copyright registration and held in the office s custody only when one of the following three conditions has been met. Use the links provided to search for free copyright information about books music and other registered works. A locked padlock or https means you ve safely connected to the gov website share sensitive information only on official secure websites.
Accordingly the office no longer accepts paper designations. Motion pictures are works that contain a series of related images that are intended to be shown with a projector digital display or other device. To designate an agent a service provider must register with and use the office s online system.
In december 2016 the office introduced an online registration system and electronically generated directory to replace the office s old paper based system and directory.