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II.
Responsibility for Error (cont'd)
B.
No Examining Division Error (cont'd)
4.
Two Registrations Made for the Same Work. If no Examining Division error was made, but through an oversight or misunderstanding, two registrations have been made for the same unpublished or published work, and we are asked to cancel one of the registrations, the case should be handled in accordance with the procedures set forth in Part IV of this memorandum.
5.
Abandonment of Copyright Claim. If no Examining Division error was made, but the applicant wishes to "withdraw" or "abandon" the copyright claim (NOT the copyright itself), the case should be referred to the Renewal and Assignment Section.
Example:
A claim was registered in a new version of a previously copyrighted work without the permission of the copyright owner of the original work.
6.
Abandonment of Copyright. If no Examining Division error was made, but the applicant wishes to abandon his copyright, the case should be referred to the Renewal and Assignment Section.
Example:
The copyright owner wishes to abandon his ad interim copyright so that he may import into the United States more than the allotted 1500 copies of the work.
Part I
