In order to protect your intellectual property, you should consider registering it with the U.S. Copyright Office or filing a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Registering your copyright will provide legal protection against unauthorized use of your creative work, including text, images, music/audio recordings, videos and digital works for 70 years after death of the author or 95 years from publication date for corporate works. Additionally, a federal trademark registration can help protect words, symbols and logos associated with goods or services in interstate commerce by preventing others from using these marks without permission.
It is also important that you take steps to demonstrate that you are actively protecting your intellectual property rights. This includes pursuing those who violate any copyrights or trademarks registered in connection with this intellectual property as well as properly labeling all products containing protected material (e.g., include proper disclaimers and use appropriate restrictive legends). Finally, if possible seek advice from an experienced attorney prior to taking any action related to protecting your intellectual property rights so they can advise on potential limitations or exceptions that may apply as well as other avenues available for legal recourse such as injunctions and damages awards if necessary.
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