Should I Protect My Book With A Copyright, Or A Trademark? | Trademark Lawyer Angela Langlotz

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Your book might qualify for both copyright protection and trademark protection. Trademark and copyright protect different aspects of the book.

A book has a creative aspect, in that the content of the book is written and laid out in a certain manner, using certain words that the author chose. This creative aspect is protectable via a copyright. As a creator, the rights to your own creation attach to the work as soon as the work is written -- we call this "fixed in a tangible medium of expression." So as soon as you create it, it's protected, an no one has the right to copy it but you.

So why register a copyright? Because it gives you certain rights, such as the ability to sue in court for copyright infringement, and the right to get statutory damages for copyright infringement. Your copyright registration is your ticket to federal court.

You may also have the right to apply for trademark protection for your book series, if you have a series of book with which you are using a certain brand that distinguishes them from other publishers' books. To have a book series, you need to have more than one book.

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