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Protect Your Intellectual Property

California Office:
600 Anton Blvd.
Suite 1100
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: (714) 371-4321
Fax: (714) 371-4221

Address: 2967 Michelson Dr. # G434
Irvine, CA 92612
Ph No.: 714-202-9651

Chicago Office:
821 Garfield Street
Oak Park, IL 60304
Phone: (708) 383-4175
Fax: (708) 383-4179

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Copyright Registration

A copyright is intended to do just what its name suggests: give the author or artist the right to restrict the copy of the original work. If another has copied your original writing, drawing, music, film, painting, software, online content, or other work, our law firm can help you register your copyright and file a copyright infringement lawsuit.

Establishing a copyright is automatic. However, registering your copyright with the Copyright Office has some advantages.  Registration adds proof of copyright ownership and aids you in fighting copyright infringement.

Copyright lawyers at the Ahmadshahi & Associates law firm become involved in copyright issues when you want to register a copyright or when another party copies a client's work.

Common Steps in Copyright Registration

  1. Create your work (e.g. a play, a movie script, a painting, etc.)
  2. Make sure that what you want to protect is copyrightable. What you created may be properly classified as a design patent or a trademark instead of a copyright. Consult one of our attorneys to determine if your work is copyrightable.
  3. Complete a proper form from the Copyright Office and pay the filing fee.
  4. Mail the application to the Copyright Office
  5. Deposit the work with the Copyright Office
For a free initial meeting with an experienced intellectual property lawyer, contact the Ahmadshahi & Associates law firm. Our law firm serves clients in the Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois, metro areas, including Hollywood, Beverly Hills, downtown L.A., and surrounding areas.. We also work with associated counsel throughout the world, including Europe, Canada, and Australia.