Who We Help — Authors & Writers
Protect your work. Publish with confidence.
Flat-fee trademark and copyright services for authors, writers, and publishing professionals who need to lock in their brand and protect their creative work before a launch, licensing deal, or publishing contract puts IP on the table.
Why It Matters
In publishing, your name and your work
are your entire business.
The publishing world moves on reputation, name recognition, and creative ownership. Licensing deals require clean IP. Agents and publishers expect your pen name and series title to be protected. And in a digital environment where content spreads instantly, someone can copy, republish, or monetize your work before you even know it has happened.
Madison Trademark Solutions was built for creators who need IP done right. With a practice focused exclusively on trademark and copyright, Armani understands the creative industries, the timelines that matter in publishing, and the difference between owning your name and just using it. Flat-fee pricing, direct attorney access, and federal registrations that hold up in any jurisdiction.
What Brings Authors & Writers Here
Creative careers create real IP deadlines.
Whether you are self-publishing, launching a series, signing with a publisher, or building a brand around your name, protecting your creative IP has a timeline. These are the situations authors and writers bring to us most often.
Register My Book or Manuscript
I am publishing a book and want my copyright formally registered before launch so I have the legal standing to stop infringement and pursue damages.
Trademark My Pen Name
My pen name is my brand. I need it trademarked before another author, publisher, or content creator uses it and causes confusion in the market.
Protect a Book Series Title
My series title is the foundation of my readership and merchandise. I need trademark protection before I scale the brand across formats and products.
Someone Stole My Content
My writing, chapters, or creative work appeared on another site or platform without my permission. I need to act quickly to get it taken down and stop further use.
Ghostwriter IP Ownership
I hired a ghostwriter or co-author to help create my book. I need to confirm that I legally own the finished work and that no rights remain with the contractor.
Office Action Help
The USPTO issued an office action on my trademark application. I need an attorney to respond before the deadline or my filing will be abandoned.
Stop a Copycat
Another author or publisher is using a name or title confusingly similar to mine. Readers are mixing us up and I need a formal legal response to stop it.
Ongoing Brand Monitoring
New authors and publishers appear constantly. I want to know immediately when someone files a mark that could conflict with my pen name, series, or author brand.
File Before My Launch
My book is not out yet but I want my trademark filing date secured now so my priority is established before the announcement or launch goes public.
Not sure where to start? Let's talk it through.
A free 1-on-1 consultation with Armani. No hourly billing, no commitment required.
Why Authors & Writers Choose Us
Legal precision. With real creative fluency.
Sophisticated trademark and copyright services built for authors and writers who know that unprotected names, stolen content, and unclear IP ownership can derail a publishing deal, damage a readership, or invite infringement at scale.
Flat-Fee Pricing
Every engagement is priced upfront. You know exactly what protecting your name, series, or creative work costs before you commit. No hourly billing, no invoice creep, no surprises when the examiner sends a follow-up.
Direct Attorney Access
You work directly with Armani, not a paralegal or intake coordinator. The attorney who understands your brand is the one filing, responding, and reachable when a publisher deadline or infringement notice lands in your inbox.
Creator-First Approach
Armani understands how authors build their brands, how publishing deals work, and why protecting creative IP is not something you can defer until after the contract is signed. She speaks the language of the creative world.
IP Concentration
Trademark and copyright is all we do. A J.D. concentration in Intellectual Property means your creative work is not one matter among hundreds. It is the entire focus of the practice.
Services for Authors & Writers
Protect your name and your work at every stage.
Flat-fee trademark and copyright services most relevant to authors, writers, and publishing professionals — from pre-launch clearance through registration, content protection, and enforcement.
Trademark Services
For authors who want to own their pen name, series title, and author brand.
- Trademark Clearance SearchFederal, 50-state, and common law clearance plus a legal opinion letter$450→
- Standard FilingClass selection, filing, attorney of record, and procedural office actions$750 + USPTO fee→
- Premium + MonitoringEverything in Standard plus one year of monitoring and quarterly reports$950 + USPTO fee→
- Office Action ResponseProcedural and substantive USPTO office action responsesFrom $500→
- Cease & DesistStop infringers and copycats with a formal legal demand letter$650→
- Trademark MonitoringOngoing watch service for new filings and infringing commercial use$300 / yr→
Copyright Services
For writers who want to protect the creative work they have built.
- Creative Work ProtectionSingle work registration for manuscripts, books, articles, and digital content$300 + USCO fee→
- Work for Hire AdvisoryClarify who owns work created by ghostwriters, collaborators, or editors$300→
- Infringement ResponseLegal action when someone copies, republishes, or profits from your writingFrom $650→
- DMCA TakedownRemove infringing content from platforms, websites, and online marketplaces$350→
Not sure which service fits your stage? Book a free consultation and we'll figure it out together.
Book a Free ConsultationHow It Works
From first call to protected work.
A clear, four-step process designed for authors and writers who need to move fast without sacrificing legal quality or getting buried in federal filing process.
Book a Free Consultation
Schedule a 1-on-1 call with Armani to talk through your pen name, your work, your publishing timeline, and which protections make the most sense right now.
Clearance Search or Copyright Review
For trademark work, we run a comprehensive federal, state, and common law search. For copyright, we confirm the scope of protection and what registration unlocks for you legally.
Filing & Prosecution
We prepare and file your application with the USPTO or USCO, select the right classes for your brand and creative work, and handle any office actions or examiner correspondence.
Registration & Protection
Your registration is confirmed. We deliver your certificate, activate monitoring if you chose Premium, and your name and work are protected nationwide from that date forward.
Ready to protect your work before the launch? Start with a conversation.
Book a Free Consultation
The Attorney
She understands creative work. Now she protects it.
Armani Madison Estriplet founded Madison Trademark Solutions to give creators the same quality of IP counsel that was previously only available at firms with rates to match. With a J.D. concentration in Intellectual Property and a practice focused exclusively on trademark and copyright, she understands the stakes that authors and writers face — from pre-publication clearance to platform takedowns to licensing disputes. She works directly with every client, not through a team of paralegals.
"Your name and your words are the foundation of everything you build as a writer. Protecting them is not a legal formality — it is an investment in your career."
Armani Madison Estriplet, Esq.Author & Writer IP FAQ
Questions authors and writers actually ask.
Straight answers to the IP questions that come up most in conversations with authors and writers before a launch, a licensing deal, or a publishing contract.