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Generally refers to the willful infringement of a patent. Copyright licenses for example will grant parties permission to do something specific, normally at a cost. Claimed originality, source of origin and invention is guaranteed, secured and protected, which also means the profits, royalties and recognition goes where it belongs!
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They do not just automatically happen. It stems from earlier practises and the ancient term letters, which originally denoted royal decrees granting exclusive rights to certain individuals or businesses, bestowed for recognition, award and reward for their enjoyment and benefit. Especially once you get into issues (even legalese) regarding fair use, copyright law, idea-expression patents and patent law, patentability, sufficiency of disclosure, patent infringement, trademarks, passing off and/or dilution , geographical implications and reach, industrial design rights, trade secrets, sui generis rights, database rights, traditional knowledge, even moral rights! It is MORE about turning YOUR dreams into reality! Patent licensing agreements are quite common as well.
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(SOURCE: Taken from the US Patent and Trademark Office website http://www.uspto.gov/main/faq/)
How would I know what to file for my idea: Patents, Trademarks, or Copyright?
There are THREE types of intellectual property protection. They are different and serve different purposes.
? Patents protect inventions, and improvements to existing inventions.
? Trademarks include any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods manufactured or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods.
? Service marks include any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce, to identify and distinguish the services of one provider from services provided by others, and to indicate the source of the services.
? Copyrights protect literary, artistic, and musical works.
FAST FACT: For general information, publications and other copyright related topics, you may visit their Web site at http://www.copyright.gov. Copyrights information can be obtained from the U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559 or you may call 202 707-3000 or 202 707-6737 (TTY).