Can I copyright a name, title, slogan, logo or idea?

Copyright does not protect names, titles, slogans, or short phrases. In some cases, these things may be protected as trademarks. LegalZoom can assist you in obtaining a trademark. However, copyright protection may be appropriate for logo art work that contains sufficient authorship. In some circumstances, an artistic logo may also be protected as a trademark.

Copyright does not protect ideas, concepts, systems or methods of doing something. You may express your ideas in writing or drawings and claim copyright in your description. Be aware that a copyright will not protect the idea itself as revealed in your written or artistic work.