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This article is from the misc.writing Writing FAQ, by Wendy Chatley Green wcgreen@cris.com with numerous contributions by others.

3.2 Can I register a pen name so no one else can use it? (misc.writing Writing FAQ)

There is no clearinghouse for pseudonyms. No one
assigns them nor does anyone keep track of them, with one
exception. Publishers who "own" a book series written by
contract writers under a standard author name (Mack Bolan
and Carolyn Keene are examples) will object to the use of
that name by someone else. In this case, the name is a
trademark of the series and not an indication of the
identity of the author.

 

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