This statement is good for five years. You may even complete the process through the mail for an additional fee. If your new business is incorporated, you will also need to register the fictitious name of your business with the State of California. The registration of patents, trademarks, and copyrights are voluntary. The benefit of registering your invention and mark is to establish your claim on the invention and ownership.
Patents protect inventions - whether part of a product, or a complete product.
Trademarks protect your logos, advertising slogans, or other symbols that represent your company. Copyrights protect the artistic and literary works such as books, motion pictures, visual and performing arts, computer software and sound recording. The registration of patents and copyrights is only available at the federal level. 20402 Registering of trademarks and service marks can be done either with the state government or federal government. If your mark is used only on a local service business, it probably does not qualify for federal registration.