[maresca]

I just filed for a trademark. It took about an hour to do on the patent trademark office's site. It costs about 300 per class of trademarks. The owner of the trademark is listed as the LLC, not me individually.

[tci22]

Just to be clear: you filed on behalf of someone? And would the office allow you to add/update with additional owners?

[maresca]

I filed on behalf of my business, of which I am the owner. The online process has a spot where you list your business name.

Check out http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/initial_app.jsp

At the bottom, Collective Trademark/Servicemark Application

[tci22]

Thank you both for the info

[micks56]

Yes, copyright and TM are different, but both can be handled similarly. Let's start with similarities.

You can register both individually, and then execute a licensing contract for each afterward. You sign and the new party signs. Terms of the agreement ae mostly up to both of you.

Trademarks allow for extra assignment recording rights. You can check the USPTO website for those or contact an attorney for specifics.

Basically, you creat a license, like GPL or a CC license or a custom one (how most are done).

You can charge a flat fee, ongoing royalties, or other. Whatever fits your goals and the market.

atty here btw.