https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/trademark-patent-copyright
On the other hand, a federal trademark registration can provide nationwide legal protection for your brand in connection with particular goods or services. It is your choice whether to protect your brand under trademark law. Many business owners choose to protect their brand names for their main or dominant goods or services.

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NewMediaFormat™ Registered Trademark And © Copyright Published.NewMediaFormat™ And NewMediaformat™ YouTube World Wide Distribution - Are Trademarks And © 20

https://www.authorsalliance.org/2020/01/14/distinguishing-trademarks-from-copyrights-a-qa-for-authors/
Under current copyright law in the United States, copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years. Rights in a federally registered trademark can last indefinitely if you continue to use the mark and file all necessary maintenance documents with the USPTO. Common law trademark rights can continue as long as the sign remains distinctive.

https://destinationlegal.com/blogs/resources/what-s-the-difference-copyright-vs-registered-copyright-vs-trademark
To protect your brand, logo, or name you need to TRADEMARK it. A trademark is a designation of the source of goods or services (i.e., who made it or provides it). It's not necessarily your business name, but it might be. It is a word, phrase, symbol, sound, or design (or combination) that distinguishes the goods/services of one party.

https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/approval-publication
Approval for publication. After your trademark is approved for publication, your trademark is published in our weekly online Trademark Official Gazette. Your trademark hasn't yet registered. Publication begins a 30-day period during which any member of the public who thinks they'll be harmed by the registration of your trademark may oppose it.

https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/trade-marks-copyright-2024
2024 in Review. It has been another year marked by significant, global changes to trade mark and copyright law. The continued rise of digitisation and development of new technology, in particular the explosion of generative artificial intelligence (AI), have resulted in noteworthy changes to existing intellectual property laws and the emergence of novel legal issues and questions.

https://www.copyright.gov/
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https://www.uspto.gov/ip-policy/copyright-policy/copyright-basics
Maintaining a trademark registration; Keeping your registration alive; Forms to file; ... View a video on the copyright registration process and its benefits to creators; ... Published on: Mar 8, 2018 03:03 PM EST. Last updated on:May 13, 2024 12:44 PM EDT.

https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/trademark-vs-copyright
Trademarks are used to protect the elements of a company's business and brand identity, such as brand name, logo, product names, and slogans. A copyright protects original works created by the author, including literary works, artistic works, dramatic works, music, and designs. "Trademarks protect who you are, and copyright protects what

https://trademarkcenter.uspto.gov/
The .gov means it's official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

https://www.newmediarights.org/guide/legal/copyright/citizens_legal_guide_american_copyright_law
It is essentially the right to produce a material object in which the work can be duplicated, transcribed, imitated, or simulated in a fixed form, and can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device. 2. Prepare derivatives of the copyrighted work;

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/111014/patents-trademarks-and-copyrights-basics.asp
Patent Reexamination: A process conducted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on a patent that already has been issued in order to verify the claims and scope of the patent. A patent

https://www.copyright.gov/eco/help-newspapers.html
a work that is specially ordered or commissioned, provided that the parties expressly agree in a writing signed by both parties that the work is considered a "work made for hire," and the work is specially ordered or commissioned for use as: a compilation. a contribution to a collective work.

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/using-cease-and-desist-letters-to-stop-4805829/
Similarly, if you registered your trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), your trademark is protected by law in all 50 states. If you prevail, the court may award

https://www.gerbenlaw.com/blog/my-application-was-approved-for-publication-whats-next/
Before a trademark application is registered, it goes through a rigorous examination process by a government attorney. Once the government attorney approves the trademark application, it is "published for opposition." While it sounds scary, the "publication period" or "opposition period" is a part of every trademark application process. A mark that has been "Approved for

https://www.stopfakes.gov/article?id=What-is-a-Copyright
Last Published: 7/7/2016. A copyright is a form of protection provided to the authors of "original works of authorship" including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works, both published and unpublished. A copyright protects the form of expression rather than the subject matter of the writing. The U.S

https://libguides.du.edu/c.php?g=567855&p=3969881
The author can come from any nation and register for copyright within the U.S. The U.S. also has treaties with certain countries in which copyrights are protected in both countries. ... A copyright will protect both published and unpublished works. Beyond works of art, music, literature, and theater, works of programming, architecture, software

https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/application-requirements
To apply, use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) to complete the initial application. The initial application form has two filing options: TEAS Plus and TEAS Standard. Costs differ between filing options because the filing options have a different number of up-front requirements. You must file electronically. You should do your

https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ03.pdf
Although notice is optional for unpublished works, foreign works, or works published on or after March 1, 1989, using a copyright notice carries the following benefits: • Notice makes potential users aware that copyright is claimed in the work. • In the case of a published work, a notice may prevent a defendant in a copyright infringement

https://copyrightalliance.org/faqs/what-is-published-copyright-office/
Thus, the key question is whether the author or copyright owner intended distribution, or intended to offer the copies or phonorecords for further distribution, public performance, or public display by a group of persons, or did the author or copyright owner only authorize public performance or public display.

https://www.copyright.gov/prereg/help.html
Preregistration is not a substitute for registration. If you do preregister your work, you are required to register it when it is published. You may register an unpublished work for online, without preregistering it. Use Form PRE to preregister your work (available on the website) You may benefit by preregistering your work if: you think it's

https://smithhopen.com/glossary/copyright-definition/
For over 20 years Smith & Hopen has prosecuted and enforced thousands of patents and trademarks throughout the United States and the world.

https://www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/newswebsite/
Online news publishers have expressed concern that the registration options currently available to them are expensive and burdensome. The Office is striving to balance copyright owners' desire for more usable registration options, the importance of an accurate public record, and the need for an efficient method of facilitating examination.