---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 C.F.R. § 133.35"
title: "19"
number: "133.35"
heading: "Change of ownership of recorded copyright."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/19/133.35"
---

# §133.35. Change of ownership of recorded copyright.

- (a) **Application.** If the ownership of a recorded copyright is transferred and the owner wishes to continue the recordation with the CBP, he shall make written application to the IPR & Restricted Merchandise Branch as follows:
  - (1) Comply, as appropriate, with [§ 133.32](/cfr/19/133.32.md); and
  - (2) **Describe any time limit on the rights of ownership transferred.**
- (b) **Document and fee.** The application shall be accompanied by:
  - (1) A certified copy of any assignment, exclusive license, or other document recorded in the U.S. Copyright Office showing the applicant has acquired an ownership interest in the copyright; and
  - (2) A fee of $80, which covers all copyrights included in the application which have been previously recorded with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. A check or money order shall be made payable to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

## Notes

### Amendments

[T.D. 72-266, 37 FR 20678, Oct. 3, 1972, as amended by T.D. 75-160, 40 FR 28791, July 9, 1975; T.D. 91-77, 56 FR 46115, Sept. 10, 1991]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1124, 1125, 1127; 17 U.S.C. 101, 104, 106, 601, 602, 603; 18 U.S.C. 1905; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202, 1499, 1526, 1595a, 1623, 1624, 1628a; 31 U.S.C. 9701. Section 133.47 also issued under 17 U.S.C. 1201. Section 133.61 also issued under Sec. 308(d), Pub. L. 114-125; Sec. 507, Pub. L. 108-90; Sec. 2, Pub. L. 114-279.

### Source

Source: T.D. 72-266, 37 FR 20678, Oct. 3, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[T.D. 72-266, 37 FR 20678, Oct. 3, 1972, as amended by T.D. 75-160, 40 FR 28791, July 9, 1975; T.D. 91-77, 56 FR 46115, Sept. 10, 1991]