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Registering your copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office grants you legal benefits such as the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, and publicly perform the work. It also enables you to sue for copyright infringement and potentially recover statutory damages and attorney fees in litigation. Copyright registration serves as prima facie evidence of the validity of a copyright and the facts stated in the registration.
Protecting your intellectual property internationally involves registering your copyrights and trademarks in the countries where you want protection. This often requires navigating different legal systems and registration processes. SCIP Law can help manage these international filings and provide strategic advice on global IP protection, ensuring compliance with international treaties and local laws.
Copyright protection for works created after January 1, 1978, lasts for the author's life plus an additional 70 years. For works made for hire, anonymous or pseudonymous works, the term is either 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter. These durations ensure extensive protection, allowing authors and their heirs to benefit from their works for a substantial period.
Protecting your intellectual property internationally involves registering your copyrights and trademarks in the countries where you want protection. This often requires navigating different legal systems and registration processes. Our copyright lawyers can help manage these international filings and provide strategic advice on global IP protection, ensuring compliance with international treaties and local laws.
Copyright protects original art and literature, providing the creator exclusive rights to use, distribute, and modify the work. Trademarks protect symbols, names, and slogans used to identify goods or services. The primary purpose of trademark protection is to prevent consumer confusion over the origins of goods and services, thereby supporting brand identity and reputation in the marketplace.
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