Service
Record the authorship of written and creative work
Copyright arises automatically in most countries, but a registration creates a dated, official record that is easier to rely on in a dispute.
- Who it is for
- Software teams recording source code
- You provide
- The work itself, in the form to be deposited
- You receive
- Advice on what the registration covers
Who this is for
- Software teams recording source code
- Authors of course material, manuals, and datasets
- Studios and creators documenting artistic work
What you provide
- The work itself, in the form to be deposited
- Authorship and ownership details, including employment or commission terms
- First publication date, if published
What you receive
- Advice on what the registration covers
- Authorship and assignment documentation review
- Application preparation and deposit guidance
- Filing coordination
Process
How this work runs
Each step has an output you can read. If a step changes the answer to "stop here", we tell you at that step rather than at the end.
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01
Confirm
Establish authorship, ownership, and the form of the work.
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02
Prepare
Assemble the deposit and application documents.
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03
File
Coordinate the application.
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04
Record
You receive the registration details for your records.
Copyright protects expression, not ideas, methods, or functionality. Registration records a claim; it does not settle disputed ownership.
Often taken next
- Trademark — Availability searching, class selection, and application support for names and marks.
- Industrial design — Register the appearance of a product: shape, configuration, pattern, or ornamentation.
- Questions people ask before starting
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