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A copyright protects original works that fall under the categories of literature, dramatic, musical, artistic, and intellectual. These works may be published or unpublished, and the Copyright Act of 1976 gives the owner exclusive rights to reproduce his or her work in any medium. A copyright protects a form of expression, but not the subject matter of the work. For example, if someone wrote an article about a new car on the market, the text would be copyrighted, preventing someone else from using that particular material. A copyright does not prevent others from writing their own original article about this new car, however, or from using or making the car themselves.

A trademark is used to protect a word, symbol, device, or name that is used for the purpose of trading goods. The trademark indicates the source of goods and distinguishes them from the goods of others. A trademark may also be used to prevent others from using a mark that might be confused with another; trademarks, however, do not prevent other people or businesses from producing the same product or services under a different mark.

Thank u for ur comment laxmi...... but till now i dint get the meaning of patents......... what are patents ?

A grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time.

u Mean Regsitration of trademark with the govt  is as kind of patent

Trademark is a legal term. It refers to a brand, which is regeistered with the government under the Trade and Merchandise Marks act,1958.Thus, all brand names or marks cannot be termed as trademarks.Only those brandnames or marks which are registerd with government are known as trademarks.