TM, Copyright

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18 October 2009 what is the exact difference between trade mark, copyright and patent

18 October 2009 Trademark
As businesses primarily use trademarks for marketing purposes, most businesses register their trademark(s)under trademark act so other businesses can not use them

Copyright
Under Copyright act 1957 is a statutory right to stop others copying or exploiting author works in various other ways without permission. Copyright typically lasts for the duration of the author life plus another 70 years.
Definition

Patent
The exclusive right, granted by the government, to make use of an invention or process for a specific period of time, usually 14 years.




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