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Is a copyright like a trademark?

Submitted by LegalWizin on Fri, 02/05/2021 - 01:48

No, trademarks and copyrights are not the same thing.

Copyright registration protects the original work of the owner. The trademark registration protects a brand name, logo, slogan. It is the name under which the company sells its goods/ services. It’s a unique name that helps the consumers distinguish your products from the other similar products present in the market. When one gets this name registered with the trademark registry the owner gets an exclusive right to use the mark and refrain all others from using it in any way. When the trademark registry approves of the trademark application, it becomes a registered mark. Registration is very important as it acts as a legal proof in the court of law in case of an infringement. Registration also allows you to license and assign your trademark to others in a secure manner.

Further the copyright comes into existence from the moment the original artistic/ literary work is created, and registration is not compulsory. Copyright law protects expressions of ideas and not the idea itself. Nonetheless getting a registration is ideal. Copyright owners who register their works with the Copyright Office acquire important rights and privileges. A right in an original artistic/ literary work is automatically copyrighted since the moment it is created.

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