Re-grant, renewal and revocation of registered copyright certificates and registered related rights certificates

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According to the Article 55 in IP Law, the provisions of re-grant, renewal and revocation of registerd copyright certificates and registered related copyright certificates as follows:

1. Where a registered copyright certificate or registered related rights certificate is lost or damaged, or

where the copyright holder or related rights holder  is changed, the competent agency defined in

Clause 2, Article 51 of this Law shall re-grant or renew such registered copyright certificate or

registered related rights certificate.

2. Where a registered copyright certificate or registered related rights certificate grantee is not the

author, copyright holder or related right holder, or where the registered work, phonogram, video

recording or broadcast is ineligible for protection, the competent state agency defined in Clause 2,

Article 51 of this Law shall revoke such registered copyright certificate or registered related rights

certificate.

3. Organizations and individuals that detect that  the grant of registered copyright certificates and/or

registered related rights certificates is contrary to the provisions of this Law are entitled to request the

state management agency in charge of copyright and related rights to revoke such registered copyright

certificates and registered related rights certificates.