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Trade Mark Basics/FAQs
 
What is a trademark?
How do you obtain a right to a Trade Mark?
What is a patent?
How do you obtain a patent?
What is copyright?
How do you obtain a right to and what is covered by copyright?

In many countries, there is no official register for copyrights. Unlike patents, registered designs or trade marks, there is no need to file an application or take any official action. A copyright comes into effect immediately, as soon as something that can be protected is created and "fixed" in some way in a medium of expression such as paper, film, sound recording, or an electronic format such as the Internet. Examples of some of the types of works that can be the subject of copyright protection are the following;

  1. original literary works, e.g. novels, instruction manuals, computer programs, lyrics for songs, articles in newspapers, some types of databases, but not names, trademarks, phrases or slogans.

  2. original dramatic works, including choreographic works of dance or mime;

  3. original musical works;

  4. original artistic works, e.g. paintings, engravings, photographs, sculptures, collages, works of architecture, technical drawings, diagrams, maps, logos;

  5. published editions of works, i.e. the typographical arrangement of a publication;

  6. sound recordings, which may be recordings on any medium, e.g. tape or compact disc, and may be recordings of other copyright works, e.g. musical or literary;

  7. films, including videos; and

  8. broadcasts

A copyright protects the way an idea is expressed in a piece of work, but it does not protect the idea itself.

 
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What is a geographical indication?
What is the difference between a trademark and a company name?
Can you claim a right to a domain name?
What is a Well-Known Mark?
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