Copyright Registration

Copyright Registration

We prepare your application, handle your deposit materials, and file directly with the U.S. Copyright Office — so your work is registered correctly under your name.

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  • MIT-trained engineer Chemical engineering degree, now a patent attorney
  • Complete registration filing We prepare your application, deposit materials, and file directly with the U.S. Copyright Office
  • Direct attorney access You work with your attorney, not a rotating team
Coverage

What's covered

Original creative and written work carries real value, whatever form it takes. Copyright registration applies to a wide range of it, including:

Software code
Written content, guides, and manuals
Marketing and creative materials
Other original creative work

Not seeing what you're registering? Reach out — copyright covers a wide range of original work, and there's a good chance yours qualifies.

What's Included

What's included

  • Reviewing your work to confirm what's registrable
  • Preparing your application and deposit materials
  • Filing directly with the U.S. Copyright Office
  • Handling any follow-up correspondence from the Copyright Office
  • Delivering your registration certificate once it's issued
Common Mistakes

Common mistakes we catch

Copyright applications get rejected or weakened more often than people expect. Some of the most common issues:

Naming the wrong claimant, or missing a co-author entirely
Submitting incomplete or incorrect deposit copies
Misclassifying the type of work being registered
Missing details that affect ownership if the work was made with others

Why timing matters

Registering your work promptly affects your options if someone infringes it later. Waiting can limit your ability to pursue statutory damages and attorney's fees — remedies that are often unavailable for infringement that happens before registration.

Registered promptly
Stronger legal options if your work is infringed, including statutory damages and attorney's fees
Registered late
Those options may be limited or unavailable for infringement that already occurred
Talk to us before you wait
Catherine Hrbac, founding attorney of Hrbac Law
Reviewed By Your Attorney

Reviewed by your attorney, not a filing service

We check claimant details, deposit materials, and ownership questions before anything is submitted — the kind of details a generic filing service often misses. Errors here can surface years later, when it's too late to fix them.

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Questions

Common questions

How is copyright different from a trademark or patent?
Copyright protects original creative or written work, like code or written content. A trademark protects your brand identity. A patent protects an invention. Many businesses eventually need more than one type of protection.
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