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A patent or trademark is applied for directly to the US Patent and Trademark office. You must submit drawings, descriptions, and other paperwork proving you have an idea or change to an existing idea that would make the product or item uniquely your own. You are then given a patent number that forbids anyone to use your idea without your permission for a specific period of time, depending on the item. There are also fees involved. A copyright can be issued one of two ways. You can apply for an ISBN number through the Library of Congress or you can simply publish your work. Even putting the copyright symbol on a picture or text is your mark that you are forbidding anyone else to use it without your express permission. But if you are ever pushed into proving you own something in print, you need to be able to date your first copyright of the item. This also is beginning to include internet postings like the one you're reading now.
They are both Federal Laws, arising from the federal Constitution.
They can be enforced in federal courts, although it may be very expensive.
They give the owners "exclusive rights".
They are of "limited duration".
They are property rights that can be sold, inherited, or licensed.
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Who has the copyright on aquacoir?
Aquacoir is protected by patent and trademark, not copyright. The trademark is registered to OMS Investments.
Does operation the game have a patent or copyright?
The game Operation is protected by copyright and trademark.
How do you copyright a product?
Typically you would want to protect your product through trademark or (if it's an invention) patent law, rather than copyright. The US Patent and Trademark Office has very clear walkthroughs on its website (link below); outside the US, your country's trademark and/or patent office likely has a similar process.
How do you trademark or copyright body treatments?
you can neither trademark nor copyright a body treatment. You could trademark the name of the treatment or copyright an illustration, written description, or film of the treatment. To protect a method of operation you would have to seek a patent.
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.
Is there a copyright or patent on Marlboro green?
This is neither copyrightable nor patentable. There is no registered trademark for it.
Where do you register a song?
If the song is to be registered as a trademark you will need to contact the US Patent & Trademark office. For copyright protection, the US Copyright Office (see related links below).
How do you register products for copyright?
You probably wouldn't want to copyright a product; you might want to trademark it, or (if it's revolutionary) apply for a patent.
What is property crime?
IP crimes include copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and patent fraud.
What is intellectual crime?
IP crimes include copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and patent fraud.
Does kerplunk the game have a patent or copyright?
Kerplunk has a trademark registered in 1968 and now owned by Mattel.
Is a Internet domain names considered a trademark copyright not trademarked or patentable?
Neither Copyright nor Patent law protect domain names.
