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1605
Formal sufficiency of document. (cont'd)
1605.04
Signature of transferor. (cont'd)
1605.04(a)
Unsigned document. An unsigned document will be returned for signature before recordation.
1605.04(b)
Two-party instrument. In the case of a two party instrument which on its face calls for the signature of both parties, the lack of the signature of one of the parties will be questioned.
1605.04(c)
Multi-party instrument. If a number of transferors are identified in the body of the document, and spaces have been provided for the signatures of all of them, the document will be questioned if any of the signatures is missing, unless an additional copy of the document containing the missing signatures is submitted for recordation at the same time. Each such instrument of transfer is indexed only under the particular signatures it contains.
1605.04(d)
Signature of transferee not required. The signature of the transferee is not a requirement, and the lack of the transferee's signature will not be questioned unless the instrument involves mutual undertakings requiring the
transferee's signature for its validity.1605.05
Apparent inconsistency. When there is an apparent inconsistency between the person named in the body of an instrument as transferor and the person whose signature appears on it, the document is questioned.
1605.05(a)
Corporation or other impersonal legal entity as transferor. If the transferor is a corporation
or other impersonal legal entity, the capacity of the individual executing the document on behalf of the transferor should be specified. If, however, the capacity is not shown on the document, the Copyright Office will generally not question the omission.[1984]
