(c) Application by Owner of Design. Application for registration may be
made by the owner of the design.
(d) Contents of Application. The application for registration shall be
made to the Administrator and shall state-
(1) the name and address of the designer or designers of the design;
(2) the name and address of the owner if different from the designer;
(3) the specific name of the useful article embodying the design;
(4) the date, if any, that the design was first made public, if such
date was earlier than the date of the application;
(5) affirmation that the design has been fixed in a useful article; and
(6) such other information as may be required by the Administrator.
The application for registration may include a description setting forth
the salient features of the design, but the absence of such a
description shall not prevent registration under this chapter.
(e) Sworn Statement. The application for registration shall be
accompanied by a statement under oath by the applicant or the
applicant's duly authorized agent or representative, setting forth, to
the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief-
(1) that the design is original and was created by the designer or
designers named in the application;
(2) that the design has not previously been registered on behalf of the
applicant or the applicant's predecessor in title; and
(3) that the applicant is the person entitled to protection and to
registration under this chapter.
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