Copyright exists from the moment your work is created. Registration is what makes it enforceable — the standing to sue, the statutory remedies, the prima-facie record of ownership. We draft the application, file with the right copyright office, and deliver the certificate to your portal. Pick a jurisdiction to see the fee.
From $195 — a professional fee per jurisdiction, quoted before any work.
Work registered
Certificate on record
Proof of ownership
Court-ready
Filed promptly
Priority secured
Trusted by founders and brands worldwide
How it works
Thirty minutes. We talk through the work, the authorship history, and any work-for-hire or joint-authorship questions, then confirm the right copyright office and registration scope. Most works are straightforward; we flag and price any complication before you commit.
We draft the application to claim the broadest registrable scope, prepare the specimen to the office's format requirements for your media type, and confirm the title and authorship before filing. Books, music, software, photography, film, and artwork are all supported.
A qualified agent files with the relevant copyright office, and your effective registration date locks in the moment the application is accepted. The office then examines the work and issues the certificate, which we deliver to your portal.
What it costs
Pick where you're filing — the professional fee below is the live catalog price. Government fees and any translations are quoted separately and passed through at cost.
What's included
United States$195
professional fee per jurisdiction
Government filing fees are set by each copyright office, vary by work category, and are passed through at cost on top of the flat professional fee above. Where a jurisdiction offers expedited handling — for litigation or customs timing — we quote it separately. Registration is an examined process, so the office's outcome cannot be guaranteed.
Get started
Describe your work and the jurisdiction you need, and a GTC attorney will confirm the right filing and email a flat-fee quote — no payment, no obligation.
Brand details
The official title of your creative work
Select the category that best describes your work
Copyright is territorial, so select every country where you want protection. You can add up to 5.
Provide a short description of your creative work
Has this work been made available to the public?
Why GTC
Copyright exists on creation, but in many jurisdictions you cannot bring an infringement suit without a registration on record. Registration is what turns the right into something you can act on in court.
Registering before infringement can secure statutory damages and a recovery of attorney's fees, rather than only the actual loss you can prove. For works where the actual damage is hard to quantify, this is the remedy that gives a claim teeth.
A registration certificate serves as documentary evidence of authorship and ownership. When a dispute turns on who owns the work, holding the certificate shifts the burden and shortens the argument.
Your copyright is recognised automatically across the Berne Convention's member countries. National-level registration in the markets where you trade adds local enforcement remedies on top of that automatic recognition.
Your Customer Success Team
Every GTC client gets a dedicated Account Manager and a Senior Account Manager who learn your business and stay with you from first email to final filing. They are named people who pick up the phone and already know your matter, so every step moves forward without delay.
Your day-to-day point of contact, who coordinates every matter, keeps things moving, and already knows your file. They have your full history, so you start every conversation where the last one left off.
Senior oversight on strategy and escalations, stepping in as your needs grow, so every important detail stays on track.
A named person, on email or a call, at every step.
How we compare
| What you get | GTC | Online filing services | Doing it yourself |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application drafted by a qualified IP professional to claim the broadest registrable scope | |||
| Work-for-hire and joint-authorship issues flagged at intake | |||
| Specimen prepared to the copyright office's format requirements for your media type | |||
| Flat professional fee quoted in writing before any work begins | |||
| Certificate delivered to your client portal and diarised for renewal where applicable | |||
| Application filed with the relevant copyright office |
Application drafted by a qualified IP professional to claim the broadest registrable scope
Work-for-hire and joint-authorship issues flagged at intake
Specimen prepared to the copyright office's format requirements for your media type
Flat professional fee quoted in writing before any work begins
Certificate delivered to your client portal and diarised for renewal where applicable
Application filed with the relevant copyright office
Registration timeline
Registration is quick to file but the office sets its own examination pace, and some jurisdictions add a public-notice window. Here is the path from your first call to a registered copyright.
A thirty-minute call to confirm authorship, work-for-hire status, and the registration scope. We flag and price any complication before anything is filed.
We draft the application to claim the broadest registrable scope and prepare the specimen to the office's format requirements for your media type.
A qualified agent files with the relevant copyright office. Your effective registration date locks in the moment the application is accepted.
The office examines the work and issues the registration certificate, which we deliver to your portal. Timing varies by office and is confirmed at intake; expedited handling is available in some jurisdictions when litigation or customs timing demands it.
In their words
One accountable team across every practice, operating since 2016.
Copyright Registration FAQ
Register your existing copyright
Book a free consultation with a copyright attorney. We will talk through the work, flag any work-for-hire or authorship complexity, and confirm the flat professional fee plus the government fee for your jurisdiction before any work begins.
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