Patent Vs. Trademark Vs. Copyright
Patent, Trademark and Copyright are the exclusive bundle of rights which are granted by the government or appropriate authorities to the person/firm or products or artist respectively for providing protection for their unique ideas/inventions or distinguish service or products or creativity from getting copied and taking over their credits for maintaining their authority and ownership and earning from others and sole ownership.
A Patent is a set of rights which is granted to a person exclusively for his invention by the government for a set period of time. An invention can be some different and unique technology or a product or a process or any invention.
A person sought for patent right to protect their invention for example amusement park owner took the patent for his rides which would stop others from imitating the same rides and ensure sole ownership for that ride .
A Trademark is a mark, symbol, word or combination of them, which is unique and is capable of being represented graphically and it should be legally registered under appropriate authority and helps in distinguishing once product i.e. goods and service from others and it may include its shape, size, color, packaging of the goods.
For example: Apple, Nike, Google, Facebook and various other brands have their own sign and symbol representing their unique identification and once the Trademark is registered it can’t be copied by others .
A Copyright is a right which is granted by the law. It is specifically granted to the creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and the producers of cinematography films and sound recordings.
Copyright ensure no other person copies his work and gain profit out of the same for example a movie maker takes copyright that is piracy of the movie is not allowed otherwise owner of that copyright can sue and neither anyone can use the same storyline without taking permission.
Though Patent, Trademark and Copyright are exclusive rights and meant for protection of original work and protection of the work getting copied still they have certain differences like:-
- HOLDERS:-
- Patent is sought by designers and inventors of new technology or mechanism.
- Trademark is sought by business firm for products and services for distinguishing them.
- Copyright is sought by author, artist and choreographers for their unique work.
- PURPOSE:-
- Primary purpose of Patent is protection of new invention and idea from getting copied by others. Thereof maintaining sole ownership.
- Objective of Trademark is for unique identification and distinguishing of one good and service from others.
- Copyright is sought to protect the original work from piracy i.e. getting copied by other to ensure no one copies the work and earn profit.
- TIME PERIOD:-
- The time period of Patent elapses after 20 years of filling of Patent
- The term of a Trademark extends for a period of 10 years and the same can be extended by renewal Trademark after the period of elapse of 10 years from approval of application of Trademark, by payment of prescribed renewal
- The term of Copyright extends throughout the entire life of an artist; choreographer or author who applies for Copyright for his works and it even extends to 60 years from the date of that person death.
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