What’s the Difference Between a Trademark, Copyright, and Patent?

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TM COPYRIGHT TRADEMARK, COPYRIGHT, and PATENT? TATENTED (C) PATENTED CATENTED TRADEMARK COPYRIGHT PATENT Property rights relating to an invention. Gives the owner exclusive use Gives the owner exclusive of certain images/phrases. rights to the material. Prevents anyone from making, using, or selling the patented invention. Protects a word, phrase, symbol, or design that identifies the Source of the product. Protects works of authorship, published or unpublished. Has limited duration, usually 20 YEARS from date of application. Protects creative or intellectual work. Used for: Also known as a “service mark". (if referring to a service, rather than a product). Only effective in the country • Music • Photos it was filed. · Forms of Art Used mostly in COMMERCE. Copyright owner decides who may financially profit from it. Considered a “property"; therefore it can be bought, sold, mortgaged, or licensed by owner. Prevents companies from selling a similar product with the same or similar word or symbol. Three types of patents Utility Used for new inventions for processes, machines, or manufactures. Design Used for new and original designs of a manufactured product (the appearance receives protection, not the functionality). A form of protection for a brand name. Only good within the country of origin, unless agreed upon by other countries to honor each other's copyrights. Plant Used for inventions or discoveries of reproducible plants that are distinct and new. Sources: http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks-getting-started/trademark-ba- sics/trademark-patent-or-copyright http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-copy- right-trademark-and-patent.htm http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/intellectual-property/pat- ent-definition-and-the-difference-between-copyrights-and.html http://womeninbusiness.about.com/od/copyrightlaws/f/FAQlaw-cr-pt-tm.htm allmark trademark Designed By: NationalPositions Profitable Internet Marketing