What would I do first, get the phrase copyrighted or the phrase and the logo together?

Unfortunately you cannot copyright a short phrase. You might be able to protect the logo and phrase as a trademark for your goods - but that requires an association between the phrase and the goods. Think "Don't leave home without it" - which is a trademark for the American Express Company. Not printed on the card - but advertised with the card. Search google and the US Patent & Trademark Office website - www.uspto.gov - for other uses of the phrase. Then contact a trademark attorney if you want to proceed. Costs can be as high as $2500 for federal trademark work.

You want to get a trademark, not a copyright. Look online for information about trademarks and that will answer a lot of your questions

First, you can't copyright most phrases. However, you can design a graphic that includes the phrase. The whole design will be protected, even if you can't deny others the right to use the phrase itself. Copyright protection begins when an original work is fixed in a permanent medium - when you draw the design on a piece of paper or on a computer (and save it), the design is automatically protected under U.S. copyright law. It's a good idea to include the copyright symbol 8 , your name, and the year on the design. You can also register your design with the U.S. Copyright Office in the Library of Congress for a small fee but it's not required in order to protect your work. You don't have to search for prior art prior to registration but you want to be sure that you're not copying someone else's work. FYI: a logo is usually considered a trade or service mark (the mark tells you who makes the product or offers the service) and can be registered either at a state or federal level. A patent is a useful thing or process and that is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.