Or is filing a DBA at my county house good enough?
2007-09-22 19:13:21 · 2 answers · asked by joezen777 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It depends on the laws of your country.
In the US, there is no requirement to trademark a pen-name -- and doing so only prevents others from using it as well -- it doesn't actually deal with any of the legal implications of being a business.
As for DBA -- long as the contracts are in your own name, your publisher can put whatever name they want on the book -- there is no requirement that your legal name be on the book. So, as long as someone else hasn't trademarked the name -- the publisher can put any name or title on the book.
DBA only applies when contracts are in the alternate (fake) name of the business, or for business advertising purposes if the business is one that consumers will visit.
2007-09-23 05:43:53 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you plan to publish you should go ahead and get a trademark. This will protect you and your work down the road. It will also help prevent money problems and claims against your work. It's not that you have to, but better safe then sorry.
2007-09-22 19:20:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋