Intellectual Property

A patent is active for its duration (generally counted as 20 years from its date of filing -- i.e., it's priority date), assuming all post-issuance fees have been paid. You can check with the patent office in the country where the patent was issued to determine its status in that country.

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A patent.

"Fair use" applies to anyone who wishes to use copyrighted material for purposes of criticism, review, news reporting, or scholarship & does not want, for whatever reason, to seek permission from the copyright holder.

There are several major differences. First, a patent protects the owner of an invention from letting other people make, use, sell or import the patented invention without permission. A trademark allows the owner to prevent others from putting a confusingly similar mark on their goods or services, thus protecting the public from rip-offs.

Patents are granted by filing an application and having it approved by a government agency; a distinctive trademark right is created the moment it is first used in commerce in association with goods and services.

Patents are, by nature, animals of federal law. Trademarks are protected by state law and federal law.

Patents expire after a fixed, statutory period. Trademarks continue to be valuable as long as they continue to be used and maintain their distinctiveness.

Patents cannot be enforced until they are issued; trademarks can be enforced as soon as they are created.

Patents and trademarks often overlap in the same products, such as patented device with a trademark shape, which could also be protected (briefly) by a design patent.

Patent applications are very expensive and time consuming; trademark registrations (if you want one) are relatively simple and inexpensive.

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Yes, a patent is a legal document describing claims to an invention, making it intangible rather than a physical object having any inherent value.

A deed is the document by which real property is conveyed. A warranty deed is a special type of deed in which the grantor guarantees clear title and will defend it against all claims. It is in contrast to a quitclaim deed which only conveys whatever interest the grantor may have in the property.

A deed restriction is some limitation affecting the property. In most jurisdictions it need not be recited in the deed to be effective. That's the reason title examinations are so important; to disclose restrictions and encumbrances that are not mentioned in the deed.

For example, land could be conveyed subject to the restriction that it not be used for commercial purposes. It could be conveyed subject to Wetlands restrictions if there is a wetland, river, brook, pond or lake nearby. It could be restricted to a dwelling of a certain size.

Intellectual property protection is critical to fostering innovation. Without protection of ideas, businesses would not reap the full benefits of their inventions and would focus less on research and development. Similarly, artists would not be fully compensated for their creations and cultural vitality would suffer as a result.

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Titles are an exception to copyright. Music, books and movies are able to use titles that have already been used.

There is a common misconception that you can "Copyright the material". According to the the federal regulations: "The following are examples of works not subject to copyright ...: Words and short phrases such as names, titles, and slogans; familiar symbols or designs; mere variations of typographic ornamentation, lettering or coloring; mere listing of ingredients or contents;" 37 CFR 202.1 However, you can get "trademark" protection merely by using sufficiently distinctive words or phrases as a "brand" in association with your goods or services. The more distinctive, the stronger the protection. You may also seek to register the words in a state or in the federal Trademark Office so that others will be aware of your property rights in the mark, when used in association with the type of goods recorded in your registration application, even if you haven't yet begun to ship the product. You may use your trademark rights to prevent others from selling or importing goods that are likely to be confused as coming from your company because they use similar words as a brand name. See related questions that further describe the scope of your trademark rights and how to register, etc.

If a work has been copied, altered, distributed, or performed/displayed without permission from the copyright holder or an exemption in the law, that copyright holder's rights have been infringed upon.

Deciding whether a work is infringing is not always straightforward, just as it's not always easy to tell a counterfeit from the real thing. In cases where musicians have been taken to court for copying another's song, both sides will call in expert witnesses with specific examples and comparisons.

Each country has legislation and procedures for such things. They are not all alike.

A trade mark is merely a logo identifying an individual or organisation, it may or may not be registered.

A patent is a legal document identifying a product, process or substance to which the owner of the patent has ownership.

Originally the basis for US copyright law was established in the Constitution. For this reason Article 1 section 8 clause 8 has become known as the "copyright clause".

"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."

It was proposed on August 18th, 1787 and ratified for inclusion on September 17th, 1787

George Washinton Carver was a black American. He invented peanut butter.

One can apply for a Patent when his idea is new and he wants to pursue that idea to make a business but afraid of copycats. In such case he can apply for Patent and then he can be sure that if somebody copies his idea, he can go and sue them with his Patent.

There are mainly two types of patents:

1)Utility Patent: If your idea is technical in nature for example a software, machine part, business method, etc.

2)Design Patent: If your idea is simple design and involves only the aesthetic of a product for example design of a bottle, design of mobile phone etc.

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In the United States, anyone found to have infringed a copyrighted work may be liable for statutory damages up to $30,000 for each work infringed and, if willful infringement is proven by the copyright owner, that amount may be increased up to $150,000 for each work infringed. In addition, an infringer of a work may also be liable for the attorney's fees incurred by the copyright owner to enforce his or her rights

In the case of a company bankruptcy, the judge will either order the intellectual property sold like any other tangible asset or will assign it to one of the debtor parties.

The recent closing of Circuit City offers a case-in-point. Although the online shop and all the brick and mortar stores were closed the trademarked name, domain name, and other intellectual property was purchased by SystemMax (Tiger Direct) for 5.5 m (USD).

Intellectual property is an "umbrella term" covering copyright, patent, trademark, etc. Copyright is a specific term referring to the protections in place for authors of certain original works.