USCO · TX/VA
Copyright Registration
Registration of your creative work with the US Copyright Office, which is what unlocks statutory damages and the right to sue.
Copyright exists the moment you create something. Registration is separate, and it is what gives the right teeth: you cannot bring an infringement suit in federal court without it, and you cannot claim statutory damages or attorney fees unless you registered before the infringement or within three months of publication.
Trademark protects the name you trade under. Copyright protects the work itself — the artwork, the photography, the course material, the code, the music. Most brands need both and register neither.
What is included
Work classification
Literary, visual arts, performing arts, sound recording or single-application — the wrong category delays the whole registration.
Authorship and ownership
Sorting out work-made-for-hire, contractor-created material and joint authorship before it is declared, not after.
Deposit preparation
Preparing the copy of the work in the format the Copyright Office requires for its category.
Publication status
Published and unpublished works are treated differently. We establish which yours is and what date applies.
Group registration
Where eligible — such as a group of photographs — registering as a group rather than paying per work.
Filing and tracking
Submission to the Copyright Office and tracking through to your certificate.
How it works
- 01
Tell us about the work
What it is, who made it, and whether it has been published.
- 02
We classify and prepare
Correct category, correct claimant, correct deposit format.
- 03
You approve
You confirm the authorship and ownership details before submission.
- 04
We file
Submitted with your case number returned, then tracked to certificate.
Frequently asked
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Ongoing surveillance of new filings and marketplace listings, with alerts while the opposition window is still open.
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Properly drafted takedown notices for stolen content, counterfeit listings and copycat storefronts.
From $149 per noticeNext step
Find out whether your name can be registered
Send us the mark and what you sell. Defend Your Trademark runs the preliminary search and comes back with a straight answer — including when the answer is that you should pick a different name.