Trademark law protects intellectual property, such as business names. Trademarks are an important means of identifying goods produced by a particular company and an essential part of any branding campaign. Many trademarks are registered with the U.S.

The licensing of cartoon images and the merchandising of products based on them are often multimillion-dollar businesses for large corporations. You can register your cartoon or comic strip either as a visual art or a literary work, depending on ...