Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Is there an on-line copyright check?

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: : : : : : : : I am looking for a website where I can type in a word : : : : and find out if it has been copyrighted. If not, I : : : : would like to use the word for a name of a product : : : : that I have invented. Thanks. : : : I don't think it exists : : : M. Arthur Auslander : : : 2125946900 : : I've never heard about anything similar. Copyright is suposed to protect works. I don't know whether for that purpose a simple word can be considered a work under the USA law. I think you should instead try to find if that word is registered as a trademark. : I am sure you can find trademark searching on like. That alone does not teach you the subtleties of trademark law to give you the portection you need. : M. Arthur Auslander : ELAINE's Workshop: Early Legal Advice Is Not Expensive (sm) : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com

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