How to Copyright, Get a Patent or Register a Trademark 1-2-3
How to Copyright Your WorkYou can get help copyrighting your work for as little as $149.
Online services generally include creating the application, filing the copyright application and
the US Government application fee (which is a required fee by the government). Using an online
service, you can get the assistance you want, but you save an average of $561 in lawyer fees for
the same copyrighting service.
Have questions? Get answers to over 50 frequently asked
questions about copyrights - directly from the US Copyright Office.
How to Get a Patent or TrademarkIf you want to trademark a
word, name, symbol or design, including a business name, start by doing a search in the US Patent and Trademark database to make sure the name is not already
trademarked.
If you have an invention that you want to protect, you can obtain a patent. A patent is the
grant of a property right to the inventor, also issued by the Patent and Trademark Office.
File your patent or trademark with the US Patent & Trademark Office.
You can do this online using their Trademark Electronic Application System.
If you want assistance in applying for a trademark, BizFilings can help. Their Trademark Explorer tool helps entrepreneurs do a trademark search in both
US Federal and US State trademark databases. Click here >> Trademark Explorer
How trademarks differ from patents and copyrights
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