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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

So even a phrase as original as “M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hands‚” does not have copyright protection. Although copyright registration is not required, there are several benefits to doing so. To see more on the benefits of copyright registration, see Stop, Thief! Trademark Registration.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

So even a phrase as original as “M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hands‚” does not have copyright protection. Although copyright registration is not required, there are several benefits to doing so. To see more on the benefits of copyright registration, see Stop, Thief! Trademark Registration.

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A Preliminary Analysis of Trump’s Copyright Lawsuit Over Interview Recordings (Trump v. Simon & Schuster) (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

105 , as a “work of the United States Government”? Fourth, if not, can Trump circumvent the registration requirement by seeking a declaratory judgment, or will he have to comply with the registration requirement? Once a work was published, state law was divested, and one of two things happened. 17 U.S.C. §

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