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Trademark Law
Gaining trademark protection is substantially more cumbersome and
expensive than obtaining copyright registration. Unfortunately, it is also
very important if your artwork has a consistent name (such as Dilbert or
Wolverine) or character which serves to identify the art. Most
artists will do best by familiarizing themselves with the following
material, and then seeing a lawyer who is familiar with trademarks (not
your local divorce lawyer, since this is a highly specialized
field).
The resources on the Basic page will teach you what a trademark
is, how to register it, and a little about how to protect it. Every artist needs to know
these trademark law basics.
The resources on this page cover some of the more common
complications or questions that arise under trademark law. Also,
the page addresses specific trademark issues that arise in
certain fields of art and writing.
This page is only interesting if you are a lawyer or have a
particularly difficult question (or have a morbid curiosity of
legal details).
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