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
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Complete registration filing We prepare your application, deposit materials, and file directly with the U.S. Copyright Office
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Direct attorney access You work with your attorney, not a rotating team
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
- 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 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.
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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