Patent, Copyrights, and Trademark Registrations: What’s The Difference?

‘What is the exact meaning of patent, copyright, and trademark registrations? How different are these terms from each other?These are the most frequently asked questions that various Intellectual property Rights, IPR Law firms in Bangalore receive from their clients and individuals.

Patent Registration

You, for instance, are a great thinker and innovator, and have created a unique design or product, which, you think, can revolutionize the world and the system. At the same time, you also fear that someone can steal this very idea from you!

What you need to do is to go for patent registration for this idea, design, or product. By patenting your innovation, you protect your intellectual property.

Copyright Registration

You are, say, a writer or a music composer, then pieces of your work are your intellectual property. And, no one should not and can not use our work for personal or commercial purposes, without your permission. If someone copies or uses your work, it would be an act of a violation of copyrights.

Film and music directors, actors, speakers, and writers are at times dragged to court for disobeying and abusing the intellectual copyrights of originators. Therefore, it becomes essential for the creators to get the copyright registration of their work done.

Trademark Registration

Trademark registration is something paramount for businesses, especially for small ventures, who have to establish themselves. The trademark is the identity of a company. Customers find their favorite  brand  with its trademark ‘name’, ‘logo’ and ‘packaging’.

Trademark registration in today’s competitive environment has become pretty important in today’s highly aggressive market, where counterfeiting activities are being practiced at large.