Is the term Literotica a trademark?

The name Literotica™ is a registered trademark in the United States, European Union, and other regions worldwide.

Literotica has been used exclusively as the name of the world’s most popular community of erotic fiction authors and readers since the 1990s.

As long as you’re referring to this specific community by name, you are free to use the name Literotica on social media, other websites, in apps, books, articles, etc. Mostly just we ask that you always capitalize “Literotica” and use the name only to refer to our community. If you have specific questions about using the Literotica trademark, you may contact us.

If you find other websites impersonating Literotica or trying to confuse people by using the trademarked name without explicitly referring to this community/website, please contact us and let us know.

If you have a proposal for a project related to the Literotica brand, feel free to contact us.