Patents
A Patent, is a form, made into law, that protects an invention or process that gives a new solution to a problem. It costs anywhere between $6,000 to $20,000 and takes around 2 years to issue.
Trademarks
A Trademark, or “service mark”, is a word, phrase, symbol, or design, that distinguishes and identifies a source of goods of one party from those of others.
Copyright
Copyright protects original content creator from third parties publishing, making copies, or using any part of their work without permission. Different from trademarks and patents, Copyrights usually pertain to artistic works.
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