{"id":204050,"date":"2020-10-28T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/?p=204050"},"modified":"2024-02-21T07:39:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T15:39:06","slug":"trademark-vs-copyright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/trademark-vs-copyright\/","title":{"rendered":"Trademark vs. Copyright"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
Intellectual property can be any mental creation, valuable to the business or brand<\/a>. From a financial standpoint, that particular piece of property is an intangible asset that can get you revenue for the business as it can be licensed for trade.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n So why should you bear such a loss by not getting it registered?<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n To think that you can never fall for a copyright or trademark scam or find yourself in a similar situation where somebody is out to get your creative idea or intellectual property is denying reality. You would not want to be a victim in such a situation. Thus, as tricky as this field of protecting your original work might be, navigating it legally is necessary, and it is recommended to do so with the help of professional guidance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n According to the statistics published on the World Intellectual Property Organization<\/a> or WIPO, marking the end of 2019, China has surpassed the US as the top source of international patent applicant country to have filed with WIPO as a part of their intellectual property growth over the year. This piece of information clearly tells us that legally registering your brand or company name, your designs, or any associated original works is important.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n One of the more obvious questions that arise when people set out on the legal route of protecting their distinct creations is the difference between copyrights and trademarks. Many people get confused between the two terms, as both are a form of intellectual property.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Thus, let's find out the key differences between the two so that you can easily tell them apart.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Copyright is something that businesses used to protect an original creation that is made into a tangible form and is a communicated work that must be published to be available for others to see, hear, or touch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n You might want to ensure that your copyright is insured sooner rather than later. Because what happens when someone violates your copyright? Even worse, what happens if you unwillingly violate someone else\u2019s copyright?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n You\u2019d wish you had some kind of business insurance for that, but it\u2019ll be too late.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Of course, the cost of insurance for your business doesn't have to be too high but making sure you protect your intellectual property rights is essential.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Copyright is the more clear-cut of the two intellectual property protections. It is managed and granted by the US Copyright Office that specifically works as per the outlined article of section 8 that is called the “Copyright Clause.” The founders of this clause formally recognized the need for protection rights that protect an original intellectual creation or a derivative of one, be it work of art, writing, poetry or any other expressive medium. The rights were granted to the poets, authors, painters, and musicians back in the day to claim the property as their own.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Somewhere along with those similar rules, we have copyright laws working to this day. Today, the copyright protection laws give the holder of the work an exclusive right to print, display, share, distribute and perform the work as per their own terms and conditions that they may state in their registered warrant. As the internet is now more responsible for distributing our work,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n In order for you to warrant copyright protection, your work must be original. Because most of the distribution takes place on the internet now thanks to technology, the copyright holder can publish and transmit their work on the internet with this right. It would also allow you to get it removed from any platform where you haven't permitted the publication.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n According to the Council of the European Union<\/a> that recently approved the EU Copyright Directive, they required a broader reform to cover the original works being shared on the internet. Their directive is aimed at modernizing EU copyright rules as per the needs of the modern times as part of its Digital Single Market strategy. It attempts to enhance the experience of original work being legally shared across borders for improved opportunities in education, research, and to maintain cultural heritage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n A derivative title law is specifically in place to protect the rights of derivative works where the creator of the original work transfers the rights to a new owner. It differs from the original title in a way that the original title law adheres to the intellectual property which must be unqualified and unlimited. As nobody else other than the creator and owner has the right to it, they have the whole right to dispose of it.\u00a0\u00a0 In comparison, the derivative title law works when the person from whom the right is acquired may not give unlimited right and may even share or convey the right with reservations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Copyrights are granted to last for a lifetime. That lifetime is of the copyright holder in case of that person being the author or original creator of the intellectual property. In addition to that, it also extends to it being performed, displayed, and shared across the web.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n As old as the concept of trademarking is, the legalities of trademarking are relatively new to copyrighting. To put it simply, trademarking is a protected right for businesses and anything that might be financially valuable to it. Trademarking is nothing more or less to protect the commercial interests of companies that may or may not be licensed to sell. From a brand's name, slogan, or logo<\/a> to anything that might uniquely represent it and differentiates it from other brands in the industry is a trademark.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTrademark vs Copyright: What's the Difference?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Copyrights<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Copyright Law<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Original Intellectual Property Protection<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Derivative Title Law<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Trademarks<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Trademark Application and Review<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n