Trademark, copyright, and patent are the three kinds of intellectual property rights. The IPR is the rights given to creator over the creations of their minds. According to the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), the intellectual property can be defined as the creations of the mind, the inventions, literary and artistic works and symbols, names, and images used in commerce. With the IPR the creator gets an exclusive right over the use of his/her creation for a certain period of time.
There exist the clear difference between the trademark, copyright, and the patent. However, still, the people find it hard to make out the difference between them and get confused. Thus, today with this article we will take a look at the main differences between the trademark, copyright, and patent.
There is a clear distinction between the three on the basis of the kind of work they protect however there exists some work that can be protected under both. For instance, a trademark can be obtained for the logo of the business while the copyright is used to protect its creative and artistic aspects of the logo.