COPYRIGHT
OFFICE
PRACTICES
OFFICE
PRACTICES
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Ch. 2.3
2.3.1
2.3.1
2.3.2
What are Periodicals (cont'd)
I.
In general (cont'd).
Examples: (cont'd)
(7)
A quarterly review and forecast of business conditions
(8)
A weekly circular advertising various articles of merchandise
(9)
A monthly publication containing in each issue a new assortment of advertising copy with accompanying mats
II.
Annual publications.
a.
Publications issued at intervals of a year or more (e.g., yearbooks, almanacs, annual or biennial reports) will not be registered in Class B [but may be registrable in Class A).
b.
An annual index or a special supplement to a periodical, having the same title as the periodical, may be registrable in Class B.
III.
Irregular publications. Publications issued at irregular intervals generally will not be registered in Class B (but may be registrable in Class A).
IV.
Series of books. A series of books, though issued at regular intervals under a general series title, will not be registered in Class B (but may be registrable in Class A).
Examples of series of books:
(1)
A number of volumes, each on a different subject; e.g., the issue successively of a book on grammar, one on history, one on economics, on chemistry, etc.
[1973]