Re: firm's name protection

On Fri, 13 Oct 1995, Fabio Incutti wrote, in part:
>
> The fact is: can the name of a legal firm be protected under copyright
> law? Or is it to be protected under trademark law?

Under U. S. law names, titles, slogans, phrases, etc. are not subject to copyright. They may be protected under other laws or theories (i.e., trademark, incorporation, etc.), but not copyright.

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