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Names do not meet the threshold of originality test[0]. Beyond that, your parents would be the copyright holder until their death when you would inherit it via
by uiri 10y ago
Names do not meet the threshold of originality test[0]. Beyond that, your parents would be the copyright holder until their death when you would inherit it via their estate.
They are potentially covered under trademark if you have a brand in a specific industry and others are using your name or a similar name in a way that could cause consumer confusion.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality unrelated: the threshold for code is usually around 15 lines.