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Know the Difference Between Trademark and Copyright

What Is the Difference Between Trademark and Copyright?

Follow the table mentioned below to learn about the difference between Copyright and Trademark.

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Trademark

Copyright

Meaning

A Trademark is a logo, symbol, word, design, sound, phrase or a combination of these that every business uses to distinguish its goods or services from other businesses. Trademark indicates sources of services and goods and sets them apart from other services and goods.

A Copyright is a collection of rights given to individuals who create works in the field of literature, music, drama, art, sound recording, screenplay etc.

Purpose

To create a brand name for products and services in the market.

To gain exclusive right to use and distribute a creation.

Target Object

Trademark protects company brand name or trade name or its taglines, logo label, domain names and slogan.

Copyright targets works of art, drama, and music.

Exclusivity

Trademark gives exclusive rights to products and services and the rights to retain them.

Copyrights give a creator to use his/her work in many ways, such as reproducing a work, selling or distributing copies, performing it or producing other works on the basis of copyrighted work for financial gains.

Advantage

A Trademark prevents competitors from creating a similar sign or logo and differentiates one brand from others to create a unique impact on customers.

A Copyright prevents other creators from recreating or selling copyrighted work.

Validity

Trademarks have a validity of 10 years.

Copyright has a validity of 60 years.

Identification Symbol

After registering a Trademark, it achieves a ‘®’ symbol.

To protect the Copyrighted original work, creators can use ‘©’ symbol.

Registration

Trademark registration is mandatory.

Copyright registration is not mandatory, but the registration proves its originality.

Now that the meaning of Trademark and Copyright is clear to individuals let’s learn about other important details.

What Does a Copyright Protect?

How to Protect a Copyright?

How to Protect a Trademark?

Frequently Asked Questions