[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR205.11]

[Page 598-599]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
                                CONGRESS
 
PART 205_LEGAL PROCESSES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B_Service of Process
 
Sec. 205.11  Scope and purpose.


    (a) This subpart provides the procedures governing service of 
process on

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the Copyright Office and its employees in their official capacity. These 
regulations provide the identity of Copyright Office officials who are 
authorized to accept service of process. The purpose of this subpart is 
to provide a centralized location for receipt of service of process to 
the Office. Such centralization will provide timely notification of 
legal process and expedite Office response. Litigants also must comply 
with all requirements pertaining to service of process that are 
established by statute, court rule and rule of procedure including the 
applicable provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governing 
service upon the United States.
    (b) This subpart does not apply to service of process made on an 
employee personally for matters not related to official business of the 
Office. Process served upon a Copyright Office employee in his or her 
individual capacity must be served in compliance with the applicable 
requirements for service of process established by statute, court rule, 
or rule of procedure.