What routes do I need to go to trade mark and copyright my company name, logos, etc? Also, where do I do to trademark names? (character names, game names, etc.)?

quote: Original post by Kajima
What routes do I need to go to trade mark and copyright my company name, logos, etc? Also, where do I do to trademark names? (character names, game names, etc.)?

copyrights and trademarks are granted by the U.S government. You file for a copyright with the U.S Copyright Office.
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/

Just out of curiosity, while the subject is up, does anyone know what route you go down in the UK for copyrights and trademarks and similer lovellyness.

http://www.patent.gov.uk

(Official UK Patents, Copyright & Trademarks site)

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