Feb
There's a website (just an immature little company) that states their items (not books) are copyrighted, trademarked, and patent pending.
Can this even be true?
If something is patent pending, can it be trademarked?
And can something, not a book or any sort of writing, be copyrighted?
Answer:
When you write or create something, such as original website content and graphics, you own those and automatically own the copyright.
Trademarks are also used for things you create, but usually are in the form of logos, slogans, company names, etc. A logo or slogan must be used for at least 6 months before a trademark can be registered.
Patents are used mostly for inventions. Once the patent application is filed, you can state the patent is pending, because it is not yet approved, only filed.
Literature has its own way of patenting. Writers can register their original books and magazines with the Library of Congress.