Do you get any name protection if you copyright a name or slogan

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You cannot copyright a name, but you can apply for a trademark if you use it in commerce.

A slogan is something else and under certain circumstances it may be copyrightable, depending on its length and level of originality, but generally speaking you cannot copyright a slogan. Again you may be registered as a trademark, if you use it in commerce.

Since there may be nuances which are better determined upon observation, I suggest you contact an intellectual property attorney, such as myself.

Copyright, a form of intellectual property law, protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture. Copyright does not protect facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation, although it may protect the way these things are expressed. A trademark protects words, phrases, symbols, or designs identifying the source of the goods or services of one party and distinguishing them from those of others.

Visit www.copyright.gov and www.uspto.gov for more information.

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Your business's name can be registered as a domain name, and as a fictitious business name, and as a corporation or LLC, and as a trademark, but copyrights aren't designed for business names. Same thing goes for slogans - they can sometimes be trademarked, not not copyrighted.

I suggest you do some reading on basic IP concepts on U.S. Copyright and USPTO sites linked below, then make an appointment with an IP/business lawyer about what kind of business you have in mind, so you can fully disclose everything and get specific advice.

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No, you cannot receive copyright protection for a name or slogan. Words (ex: names), titles, short phrases and slogans are not copyrightable.

However, you may file an application for federal trademark registration to protect a name, word, symbol or slogan that identifies you as the source of a goods or products in commerce.

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