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Patent Protection vs. Trademark Protection – What’s the Difference?

Larson & Larson

Patents and trademarks are two forms of intellectual property protection, but they serve different purposes. Here’s an overview of how patent protection and trademark protection differ: What is a Patent? Patents protect functional products and processes. What is a Trademark?

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Trademark Protection for Board Games

LexBlog IP

Trade Dress for Board Games Examples of Board Game Trade Dress Most savvy entrepreneurs know to apply for trademarks on their product names, company names, logos, and slogans. Of those, inventors who make board games often go straight to patent filings and forget about the trademark analysis. OR- How about this car.

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Capturing All the Dimensions: Intellectual Property Protection for 3-D Designs and 3-D Printing Methods

More Than Your Mark

3-D Printing and Copyrights, Patents, or Trademarks. The functionalities and any new and unobvious structures created by 3-D printing technologies may be the subject of a utility or a design patent. However, the process of 3-D printing an object that was previously made only by a different process may be patentable.

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IP infringement in Metaverse

IIPRD

Many big companies are getting ready to enter the world of Metaverse, for example, Nike for the purpose of selling virtual footwear and apparel in the virtual world of metaverse filed many trademark applications with the U.S These trademark applications consist of Nike’s logo “just do it” and air Jordan designs.

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