[casual_games] How to find if a game's name is copyrighted?

[Miguel Portilla]

Hi Jose,

Game names, which are trademarks, can be registered with the U.S. patent 
office and abroad. You can try the U.S. patent and trademark website, 
its free and it has a good search engine. You can also simply 'google' 
the name. Be warned though that searching trademarks is an art and 
requires in depth knowledge and skill. It is not enough to perform a 
simple literal search. Try the methods I mentioned to quickly eliminate 
obvious conflicts but ultimately I suggest you use a professional search 
service or an intellectual property attorney. Legalzoom.com offers some 
inexpensive trademark search services.

-Miguel

Jose Marin wrote:

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> How to find if a game's name is copyrighted?

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> Thank you.

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> Jose

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