§ 1314. — Certification of registration.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 17USC1314]
TITLE 17--COPYRIGHTS
CHAPTER 13--PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS
Sec. 1314. Certification of registration
Certificates of registration shall be issued in the name of the
United States under the seal of the Office of the Administrator and
shall be recorded in the official records of the Office. The certificate
shall state the name of the useful article, the date of filing of the
application, the date of registration, and the date the design was made
public, if earlier than the date of filing of the application, and shall
contain a reproduction of the drawing or other pictorial representation
of the design. If a description of the salient features of the design
appears in the application, the description shall also appear in the
certificate. A certificate of registration shall be admitted in any
court as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.
(Added Pub. L. 105-304, title V, Sec. 502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat.
2912.)
