Search, classify and file your brand name or logo with the Trade Marks Registry — use ™ from day one.
Register your software, artwork, writing, music or film with the Copyright Office for stronger proof of ownership.
You can use ™ as soon as the application is filed. The ® symbol can be used only after the trademark is registered; using it before registration is an offence.
No. Copyright exists from the moment an original work is created. Registration is optional but serves as prima facie evidence of ownership in court.