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The word "tornado" is too short to be protected by copyright, and as a natural phenomenon, a tornado would not be protected by patent. However, there are hundreds of trademarks including the word tornado, ranging from cotton candy machines and corkscrews to amusement park rides and sports teams.
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What is the name of the act?
In the UK, it is the Copyright, Designs, and Patent Act 1988.
Is medicine protected by copyright or patent?
Generally the chemical formula will be protected by patent, and the name and/or logo will be protected as a trademark.
How do you patent not literatly an artist name?
You can neither patent nor copyright a name. Under current US copyright law names, titles, slogans, logos , mottoes, and common words/phrases are not eligible for copyright protection. Under certain circumstances however they can be registered as trademarks.
Does Sony own the patent or COPYRIGHT for cds?
An invention or idea cannot be protected by copyright, only by patent. The content of a description of an invention cannot be protected by patent, only by copyright. Printed matter recorded on a CD cannot be protected by patent, only by copyright. The way printed matter FUNCTIONS on a CD can be protected by patent but not copyright. The way the same material can be USED can be protected by copyright AND patent. You cannot patent or copyright something that was copied from someone else's work. So the answer would depend upon what aspect of CDs you're referring to.
Does wheels on the bus have a copyright?
No, you would patent the wheels on a bus, not copyright.
What technologies are protected by a copyright?
Technology would typically be protected by patent law, with the exception of software, which can fall under both copyright and patent.
Does operation the game have a patent or copyright?
The game Operation is protected by copyright and trademark.
Does a copyright or a patent create a monopolistic market?
A patent grants the holder the rights to produce the product. Only they can make it for the length of the patent. They can also license out the rights to make something. Anyone else making the product can be sued for violation of the copyright.
How do patent and copyrights encourage innovation?
While a patent or copyright is held by a company or a person, no one else can use that product or copyrighted material (also known as intellectual property) without the permission of the patent/copyright holder which usually involves some kind of compensation. If someone wants to use one of these products or materials, and can't come to an agreement with the patent/copyright holder, then they are motivated to produce a variation or an improvement on it and get their own patent/copyright for themselves. New products and materials are developed all the time to compete with an existing patent or copyright.
How can you patent your drum music?
You would want to protect it by copyright, not patent. Copyright protection is automatic as soon as the music is fixed in a tangible medium (notated or recorded).
Are patent drawings public domain?
No, they're not "public domain" until the copyright of the author expires. Just because they were sent to the patent office and issued as a patent does not changed the copyright ownership or duration. However, an author of a patent application has, by statute, granted a limited right to others to reproduce the patent. Most of the rules in the US Patent Office regarding copyright notice have not been subject to comprehensive update since the 1988 laws were changed to repeal the need to have a proper copyright notice on a publication in the USA if it was to have copyright protection. Copyright of any creative work of authorship is now free, instantaneous and automatic, whether or not the copyright owner knows it or wants to enforce it, without requiring any copyright notice, nor any registration.
Does a patent protect an author?
No; copyright would protect an author, and patent would protect an inventor.
