# Need trademark in order to protect your work?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-trademark-in-order-to-protect-your-work/212516
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [January 11, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-trademark-in-order-to-protect-your-work/212516 "2007-01-11T17:45:45Z")
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### Author: ![korpka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea5d25/32.png) [@korpka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/korpka)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-trademark-in-order-to-protect-your-work/212516/1 "2007-01-11T17:45:45Z")

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Let’s say I am a student or freelancer and I show some 3d design for a perfume or a website concept. Can someone steal it, use it and maybe even sell the concept to a company ? is it a good idea to trademark your freelance company name in order to prevent this ?  
cheers