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Copyright Vs Patent

Copyright Vs Patent

by Priyanka Das Puja -
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  • Copyrights cover artistic and intellectual works like books, songs, plays, and even computer software. Patents protect inventions and the way an item is used (utility patent) or how it looks (design patent). 
  • According to the U.S. Patent and Trade Office (USPTO), a patent grants an inventor the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling an invention. A copyright protects literary, musical, and other artistic works, whether it's published or not. 
  • Copyright protection is filed by individuals or artists, but there are certainly business cases for copyright protection -- especially for companies looking to protect their business model or marketing ideas. 
  • Both patents and copyrights essentially prove that you are the creator of the item or idea and declare that no one can take it from you.