# 37 C.F.R. § 201.3 (2026): Fees for registration, recordation, and related services, special services, and services performed by the Licensing Section and the Copyright Claims Board

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## Section

- **Citation:** 37 C.F.R. § 201.3 (2026)
- **Heading:** Fees for registration, recordation, and related services, special services, and services performed by the Licensing Section and the Copyright Claims Board
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 37 CFR: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights / Chapter II: U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS / Part 201: GENERAL PROVISIONS / § 201.3: § 201.3   Fees for registration, recordation, and related services, special services, and services performed by the Licensing Section and the Copyright Claims Board.

## Text

(a)
General.
This section prescribes the fees for registration, recordation, and related services, special services, and services performed by the Licensing Section.
(b)
Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)
Registration, recordation, and related service fee.
This is the fee for a registration or recordation service that the Office is required to perform under 17 U.S.C., or a directly related service. It includes those services described in section 708(a)(1)-(9) and authorized by Pub. L. 105-80.
(2)
Special service fee.
This is a fee for a special service not specified in title 17, which the Register of Copyrights may fix at any time on the basis of the cost of providing the service, as provided by 17 U.S.C. 708(a).
(3)
Licensing Section service fee.
This is a fee for a service performed by the Licensing Section.
(c)
Registration, recordation, and related service fees.
The Copyright Office has established fees for these services. To calculate the fee specified by paragraph (c)(20) of this section, for each work identified in a document: The first title and/or first registration number provided for that particular work constitutes a work; and each additional title and registration number provided for that particular work beyond the first constitutes an alternate identifier. The fees are as follows:
Table 1 to Paragraph (
c
)
Registration, recordation, and related services
Fees
($)
(1) Registration of a claim in an original work of authorship:
tle and/or first registration number provided for that particular work constitutes a work; and each additional title and registration number provided for that particular work beyond the first constitutes an alternate identifier. The fees are as follows:
Table 1 to Paragraph (
c
)
Registration, recordation, and related services
Fees
($)
(1) Registration of a claim in an original work of authorship:
(i) Electronic filing:
(A) Single author, same claimant, one work, not for hire
45
(B) All other filings
65
(ii) Paper Filing (Forms PA, SR, TX, VA, SE, SR)
125
(2) Registration of a claim in a group of contributions to periodicals
85
(3) Registration of updates or revisions to a database that predominantly consists of non-photographic works
500
(4) Registration of a claim in a group of published photographs or a claim in a group of unpublished photographs
55
(5) Registration for a database that predominantly consists of photographs and updates thereto:
(i) Electronic filing
250
(ii) Paper filing
250
(6) Registration of a renewal claim (Form RE):
(i) Claim without addendum
125
(ii) Addendum (in addition to the fee for the claim)
100
(7) Registration of a claim in a group of serials (per issue, minimum two issues):
(i) Electronic filing
35
(ii) Paper filing
70
(8) Registration of a claim in a group of newspapers or a group of newsletters
95
(9) Registration of a group of works on an album
65
(10) Registration of a claim in a group of unpublished works or a claim in a group of two-dimensional artwork
85
(11) Registration of a claim in a group of unpublished works
85
(12) Registration of a claim in a group of short online literary works
65
(13) Registration of a group of updates to a news website
95
(14) Registration of a claim in a restored copyright (Form GATT)
100
(15) Preregistration of certain unpublished works
200
(16) Registration of a correction or amplification to a claim:
onal artwork
85
(11) Registration of a claim in a group of unpublished works
85
(12) Registration of a claim in a group of short online literary works
65
(13) Registration of a group of updates to a news website
95
(14) Registration of a claim in a restored copyright (Form GATT)
100
(15) Preregistration of certain unpublished works
200
(16) Registration of a correction or amplification to a claim:
(i) Supplementary registration:
(A) Electronic filing
100
(B) Paper Filing for correction or amplification of renewal registrations, GATT registrations, and group registrations for non-photographic databases (Form CA)
150
(ii) Correction of a design registration: Form DC
100
(17) Registration of a claim in a mask work (Form MW)
150
(18) Registration of a claim in a vessel design (Form D/VH)
500
(19) Provision of an additional certificate of registration
55
(20) Certification of other Copyright Office records, including search reports (per hour)
200
(21) Search report prepared from official records other than Licensing Section records (per hour, 2 hour minimum)
200
(22) Estimate of retrieval or search fee (credited to retrieval or search fee)
200
(23) Retrieval of in-process or completed Copyright Office records or other Copyright Office materials:
(i) Retrieval of paper records (per hour, 1 hour minimum)
200
(ii) Retrieval of digital records (per hour, half hour minimum, quarter hour increments)
200
(24) Recordation of a document, including a notice of termination and a notice of intention to enforce a restored copyright:
search fee)
200
(23) Retrieval of in-process or completed Copyright Office records or other Copyright Office materials:
(i) Retrieval of paper records (per hour, 1 hour minimum)
200
(ii) Retrieval of digital records (per hour, half hour minimum, quarter hour increments)
200
(24) Recordation of a document, including a notice of termination and a notice of intention to enforce a restored copyright:
(i) Base fee (includes 1 work identified by 1 title and/or registration number):
(A) Paper
125
(B) Electronic
95
(ii) Additional transfer (per transfer) (for documents recorded under 17 U.S.C. 205)
95
(iii) Additional works and alternate identifiers:
(A) Paper (per group of 10 or fewer additional works and alternate identifiers)
60
(B) Electronic:
(1)
1 to 50 additional works and alternate identifiers
60
(2)
51 to 500 additional works and alternate identifiers
225
(3)
501 to 1,000 additional works and alternate identifiers
390
(4)
1,001 to 10,000 additional works and alternate identifiers
555
(5)
10,001 or more additional works and alternate identifiers
5,500
(iv) Correction of online Public Catalog data due to erroneous electronic title submission (per title)
7
(25) Designation of agent under 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(2) to receive notification of claimed infringement, or amendment or resubmission of designation
6
(26)(i) Schedule of pre-1972 sound recordings, or supplemental schedule of pre-1972 sound recordings (single sound recording)
75
(ii) Additional sound recordings (per group of 1 to 100 sound recordings)
10
(27) Removal of pre-1972 sound recording from Office's database of indexed schedules (single sound recording)
75
(28) Notice of noncommercial use of pre-1972 sound recording
50
(29) Opt-out notice of noncommercial use of pre-1972 sound recording
50
(30) Issuance of a receipt for a section 407 deposit
30
(31) Removal of PII from Registration Records:
(i) Initial request, per registration record
100
(ii) Reconsideration of denied requests, flat fee
60
s database of indexed schedules (single sound recording)
75
(28) Notice of noncommercial use of pre-1972 sound recording
50
(29) Opt-out notice of noncommercial use of pre-1972 sound recording
50
(30) Issuance of a receipt for a section 407 deposit
30
(31) Removal of PII from Registration Records:
(i) Initial request, per registration record
100
(ii) Reconsideration of denied requests, flat fee
60
(d)
Special service fees.
The Copyright Office has established the following fees for special services of the Office:
Table 2 to Paragraph
(d)
Special services
Fees
($)
(1) Service charge for deposit account overdraft
285
(2) Service charge for dishonored deposit account replenishment check
500
(3) Service charge for an uncollectible or non-negotiable payment
115
(4) Appeals:
(i) First appeal (per claim)
350
(ii) Second appeal (per claim)
700
(5) Secure test examining fee (per staff member per hour)
250
(6) Copying of Copyright Office records by staff
12
(7)(i) Special handling fee for a claim
800
(ii) Handling fee for each non-special handling claim using the same deposit
50
(8) Small claims expedited registration fee per registration application request
50
(9) Special handling fee for recordation of a document
550
(10) Handling fee for extra deposit copy for certification
50
(11) Full-term retention of a published deposit:
(i) Physical deposit
540
(ii) Electronic deposit
220
(12) Voluntary cancellation of registration
150
(13) Matching unidentified deposit to deposit ticket claim
40
(14) Special handling fee for records retrieval, search, and certification services (per hour, 1 hour minimum)
500
(15) Litigation statement (Form LS)
100
(16)(i) Notice to libraries and archives
50
(ii) Each additional title
20
(17) Service charge for Federal Express mailing
45
(18) Service charge for delivery of documents via facsimile (per page, 7 page maximum)
1
osit to deposit ticket claim
40
(14) Special handling fee for records retrieval, search, and certification services (per hour, 1 hour minimum)
500
(15) Litigation statement (Form LS)
100
(16)(i) Notice to libraries and archives
50
(ii) Each additional title
20
(17) Service charge for Federal Express mailing
45
(18) Service charge for delivery of documents via facsimile (per page, 7 page maximum)
1
(e)
Licensing Section service fees.
The Copyright Office has established the following fees for specific services of the Licensing Section:
Table 3 to Paragraph (
e
)
Licensing section services
Fees
($)
(1)(i) Recordation of a notice of intention to make and distribute phonorecords (17 U.S.C. 115)
75
(ii) Additional titles (per group of 1 to 10 titles) (paper filing)
20
(iii) Additional titles (per group of 1 to 100 titles) (online filing)
10
(2) Statement of account amendment (cable television systems and satellite carriers, 17 U.S.C. 111 and 119; digital audio recording devices or media, 17 U.S.C. 1003)
50
(3) Recordation of certain contracts by cable TV systems located outside the 48 contiguous states
50
(4) Initial or amended notice of digital transmission of sound recording (17 U.S.C. 112, 114)
50
(5) Processing of a statement of account based on secondary transmissions of primary transmissions pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 111:
(i) Form SA1
15
(ii) Form SA2
20
(iii) Form SA3
725
(6) Processing of a statement of account based on secondary transmissions of primary transmissions pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 119 or 122
725
(7) Search report prepared from Licensing Section records (per hour, 2 hour minimum)
200
) Processing of a statement of account based on secondary transmissions of primary transmissions pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 111:
(i) Form SA1
15
(ii) Form SA2
20
(iii) Form SA3
725
(6) Processing of a statement of account based on secondary transmissions of primary transmissions pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 119 or 122
725
(7) Search report prepared from Licensing Section records (per hour, 2 hour minimum)
200
(f)
Fees for travel in connection with educational activities.
For travel expenses in connection with Copyright Office educational activities when participation by Copyright Office personnel has been requested by another organization or person and that organization or person has agreed to pay such expenses, collection of the fee shall be subject to, and the amount of the fee shall be no greater than, the amount authorized under the Federal Travel Regulations found in Chapters 300 through 304 of Title 41.
(g)
Copyright Claims Board fees.
The Copyright Office has established the following fees for specific services related to the Copyright Claims Board:
Table 4 to Paragraph (
g
)
Copyright Claims Board fees
Fees
($)
(1) Initiate a proceeding before the Copyright Claims Board:
(i) First payment
40
(ii) Second payment
60
(2) Designation of a service agent by a corporation, partnership, or unincorporated association under 17 U.S.C. 1506(g)(5)(B), or amendment of designation
6
(3) Filing fee for review of a final CCB determination by the Register
300
Table 4 to Paragraph (
g
)
Copyright Claims Board fees
Fees
($)
(1) Initiate a proceeding before the Copyright Claims Board:
(i) First payment
40
(ii) Second payment
60
(2) Designation of a service agent by a corporation, partnership, or unincorporated association under 17 U.S.C. 1506(g)(5)(B), or amendment of designation
6
(3) Filing fee for review of a final CCB determination by the Register
300
(4) Filing fee for the Copyright Claims Board to retrieve, copy, and certify the official final determination or amended final determination of a proceeding (per record item)
15
[64 FR 29520, June 1, 1999, as amended at 64 FR 36574, July 7, 1999; 65 FR 39819, June 28, 2000; 67 FR 38005, May 31, 2002; 71 FR 31090, June 1, 2006; 71 FR 46402, Aug. 14, 2006; 72 FR 33691, June 19, 2007; 74 FR 12556, Mar. 25, 2009, 74 FR 32807, July 9, 2009; 77 FR 18705, Mar. 28, 2012; 77 FR 18707, Mar. 28, 2012; 78 FR 71501, Nov. 29, 2013; 79 FR 15918, Mar. 24, 2014; 79 FR 24334, Apr. 30, 2014; 79 FR 68623, Nov. 18, 2014; 81 FR 75707, Nov. 1, 2016; 82 FR 9008, Feb. 2, 2017; 82 FR 9356, Feb. 6, 2017; 82 FR 26853, June 12, 2017; 82 FR 29413, June 29, 2017; 82 FR 52223, Nov. 13, 2017; 83 FR 2547, Jan. 18, 2018; 83 FR 4146, Jan. 30, 2018; 83 FR 52153, Oct. 16, 2018; 83 FR 61549, Nov. 30, 2018; 83 FR 66628, Dec. 27, 2018; 84 FR 3697, Feb. 13, 2019; 84 FR 10684, Mar. 22, 2019; 84 FR 14255, Apr. 9, 2019; 84 FR 20273, May 9, 2019; 85 FR 9386, Feb. 19, 2020; 85 FR 37346, June 22, 2020; 86 FR 10825, Feb. 23, 2021; 86 FR 32641, June 22, 2021; 86 FR 46122, Aug. 18, 2021; 87 FR 12865, Mar. 8, 2022; 87 FR 17000, Mar. 25, 2022; 87 FR 24056, 24058, Apr. 22, 2022; 87 FR 30075, May 17, 2022; 89 FR 58999, July 22, 2024; 89 FR 80744, Oct. 4, 2024; 90 FR 59388, Dec. 19, 2025]

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