QUESTION
I Have some quesions about comic book rights
Asked on Apr 11th, 2014 on Intellectual Property - New York
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im looking foward soon to registrate my comic books ,what are the steps that i need to follow in order to registrate the brand and work, the trademark names,logos ,design,how much will i need to pay to do so ,ect 2question if an unknown artist for an example name is "the zac man" and i want to put my superhero name "zac man "can i get in trouble???, since i dont know if theres any confusion in the trademark name from a unknown artist and a comic superhero the thing is for example, "sting" the wrestler and "sting" the artist have the same trademark name but since they are from different areas, theres no confusion on that, in other words i dont know if that case apply st o me another question is if i use the name of a movie ex. "the cure or the vision," as a group of people that take place in a comic, for example that work for the nasa , can i get in trouble too? i do not know since these names has a diffrent meaning and roles in the movie and the comic so i do not know if its ok
1 ANSWER
The US Patent and Trademark Office charges fees - and while it's technically possible for an individual to get a registration on their own, in fact it's relatively difficult and a lengthy process. You'll probably need an attorney.
Answered on Apr 13th, 2014 at 10:13 AM