What is Copyright? Copyright works differently to Trade Marks and Designs on a number of levels. Whilst Trade Marks and Designs require action on your behalf to file your Trade Mark and Design first before you’re awarded a right to them, Copyright
is a right that is automatically granted to you as soon as you make a creative work. Legally, you are not required to ‘file’ a Copyright in order to hold Copyright. However, if you begin to mass produce your creative works, then that right ceases
to exist.

If this is the case for you and your work, ONE IP INTERNATIONAL’s team can offer advice on how to protect your creative work rights in Australia and overseas. The only exception to this Copyright rule is within the United States, where Copyright must
be registered on the US Copyright Register. We can discuss this with you in regard to your specific creative work and products in order to evaluate whether your work should be registered here, and if so, we can execute this on your behalf.

APPLYING FOR NOTARIAL ESCROW CERTIFICATES Given a number of the challenges that can surround Copyright due to the lack of a formal Copyright Register (except for the United States), it can be difficult to prove your ownership of Copyright. If this is
the case and you require proof of your Copyright ownership, then it may be helpful to apply for a Notarial Escrow Certificate. A Notarial Escrow Certificate is a Certificate that confirms your ownership of that specific piece of Copyright. It can
be used as evidence in a legal dispute if the need arises (however, please note that this only applies to countries that are party to the Berne Convention.)