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Intellectual Property: What Are the Differences between Patent, Trademark, and Copyright?

More Than Your Mark

Only the copyright owner has the right to make copies, distribute copies, perform, display, or make derivative works of the copyrighted work. A copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years (for works made for hire, 95 years from when they are first published). What Is a Trademark?

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

More importantly, because the work must be tangible, that also means that an idea can’t be copyrighted , only the execution of that idea. For example, anybody can publish a book about three teenagers who solve magical mysteries at a wizarding school. Utility and Design Patents. There are two types of patents.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

More importantly, because the work must be tangible, that also means that an idea can’t be copyrighted , only the execution of that idea. For example, anybody can publish a book about three teenagers who solve magical mysteries at a wizarding school. Utility and Design Patents. Design patents.