Hello! In our country, the copyright of a work is automatically acquired, which means that the work is protected by copyright law from the date of completion without registration, application or registration. However, in order to better protect the rights and interests of copyright owners and facilitate the right owners to provide evidence and assert their rights when infringement disputes occur, the country has established a voluntary registration system for copyrights. The cartoon images designed by my friends and I are works of art in the sense of copyright law protection. You can go to the China Copyright Protection Center or the provincial copyright administrative department (usually together with the Press and Publication Bureau, called the Copyright Bureau) to register your copyright voluntarily, usually within 30 days You can get the certificate in about days.

Since comic images generally do not meet the application conditions for patents, it is basically impossible to apply for a patent. However, if your comic image has great market potential, it is recommended that you register a trademark, but it takes a long time to apply for registration, usually around 2-3 years.