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title: "17 U.S.C. § 1324"
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# 17 U.S.C. § 1324 - Power of court over registration

## Text

In any action involving the protection of a design under this chapter, the court, when appropriate, may order registration of a design under this chapter or the cancellation of such a registration. Any such order shall be certified by the court to the Administrator, who shall make an appropriate entry upon the record.

(Added Pub. L. 105–304, title V, § 502, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2915.)