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The difference between copyright Patent and Trademark

 

 

Copyright

Patents

Trademark

What’s Protected?

Original works of authorship, such as books, articles, songs, photographs, sculptures, choreography, sound recordings, motion pictures, and other works

Inventions, such as processes, machines, manufactures, compositions of matter as well as improvements to these

Any word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others

Requirements to be Protected

A work must be original, creative and fixed in a tangible medium

An invention must be new, useful and nonobvious

A mark must be distinctive (i.e., that is, it must be capable of identifying the source of a particular good)

Term of Protection

Author 's life plus 70 more years.

20 years

For as long as the mark is used in commerce

Rights Granted

Right to control the reproduction, making of derivative works, distribution and public performance and display of the copyrighted works

Right to prevent others from making, selling using or importing the patented invention

Right to use the mark and to prevent others from using similar marks in a way that would cause a likelihood-of-confusion about the origin of the goods or services.