Correction of Clerical Errors in the Copyright Office – Comments on Section 61 of the Canadian Copyright Act

2003-01-01

CORRECTIONOFCLERICALERRORSINTHECOPYRIGHTOFFICE

COMMENTSONSECTION61OFTHECANADIANCOPYRIGHTACT

by
LaurentCarrière*
LEGERROBICRICHARD,Lawyers,
ROBIC,Patent&TrademarkAgents
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Montreal,Quebec,CanadaH2Z2B7
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1.0RelatedSections
2.0RelatedRegulations
3.0PriorLegislation
3.1CorrespondingSectioninPriorLegislation
3.2LegislativeHistory
3.2.1S.C.1921,c.24,s.42.
3.2.2S.C.1923,c.10,s.4.
3.2.3R.S.C.1927,c.32,s.43.
3.2.4R.S.C.1952,c.55,s.43.
3.2.5R.S.C.1970,c.C-30,s.43.
3.2.6R.S.C.1985,c.C-42,s.61.
3.2.7S.C.1991,c.1,s.52.
4.0Purpose
5.0Commentary
5.1ErrorsoftheOffice.
5.2ComparisonwithOtherStatutes.
5.2.1IndustrialDesignAct,R.S.C.1985,c.I-9,s.20:
5.2.2PatentAct,R.S.C.1985,c.P-4,s.8:
5.2.3Trade-MarksRegulations(1996),SOR/96-195,rule33:
5.2.4IntegratedCircuitsTopography,R.S.C.1985,c.I-14.6,s.19(4):
5.2.5PlantBreedersRightsAct,R.S.C.1985,c.P-14.6,s.66(1):
5.2.6PatentRules,rule141:
5.2.7PatentRules(1996),rule32(1):
5.3ClericalError.
5.4ErrorMayBeCorrected.
5.5ErrorDoesNotInvalidate.
5.6Fee.
6.0CaseLaw
6.1CaseLaw-Canada
6.2CaseLaw-UnitedKingdom
7.0ListofCases
7.1ListofCases-Canada

©LaurentCarrière,1994-2003.
*Lawyerandtrademarkagent,LaurentCarrièreisaseniorpartnerinthelawfirmLEGERROBIC
RICHARD,g.p.andinthepatentandtrademarkagencyfirmROBIC,g.p.Publication122.

7.2ListofCases-UnitedKingdom
8.0Authors
8.1Authors-Canada
8.2Authors-UnitedStatesofAmerica
9.0ComparativeLegislation
9.1ComparativeLegislation-Canada
9.1.1CopyrightAct,1875,section20
9.1.2NewfoundlandCopyrightAct,1890,section23
9.2ComparativeLegislation-UnitedStatesofAmerica
9.2.1CopyrightAct,1976,section408(d)
9.2.2Regulation37CFR201.5
9.3ComparativeLegislation-India
9.3.1CopyrightAct,1957,section49
9.3.2Rule17
10.0Varia
10.1RectificationoftheCopyrightRegister–CIPOCircularNo.5
10.2RectificationoftheCopyrightRegister–CIPOElectronicForm
CLERICALERRORSERREURSMATÉRIELLES

CLERICALERRORSNOTTOINVALIDATELESERREURSD’ÉCRITUREN’ENTRAÎNENTPAS
L’INVALIDATION

61.Clericalerrorsinanyinstrumentof
recordintheCopyrightOfficedonot
invalidatetheinstrument,buttheymaybe
correctedundertheauthorityofthe
RegistrarofCopyrights.
61.Undocumentd’enregistrementn’estpas
invalideenraisond’erreurd’écriture:elles
peuventêtrecorrigéesousl’autoritédu
registrairedesdroitsd’auteur.

S.C.1993,C.15,S.10
§1.0RelatedSections
Section46—CopyrightOffice;section47—PowersofCommissionerand
Registrar;section52—Controlofbusinessandofficials;section57—Registration
ofassignmentorlicence;section59—Feesregulations.

§2.0RelatedRegulations

CopyrightRegulations,SOR/97-457,s.9(Fees),TariffofFees.

§3.0PriorLegislation
§3.1CorrespondingSectioninPriorLegislation

Section42from1924.01.01to1928.01.31;section43from1928.02.01to
1988.12.11;section61from1988.12.12topresent.
§3.2LegislativeHistory
§3.2.1S.C.1921,c.24,s.42.

CLERICALERRORSDONOTINVALIDATEERREURSD’ÉCRITURE