Copyright and patent
Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 20 September 2010
This query is : Resolved
Dear Respected Snrs.
Could you tell me what is the difference between Copyright and Patents?
please help me out.
thanks in advance..
Parthasarathi Loganathan
(Expert) 20 September 2010
There are basically six major legal differences between a copyright and a patent in terms of subject matter protected, requirement for protection, when protection begins, duration, and infringement and cost.
Subject matter: A copyright covers "works of authorship," which essentially means literary, dramatic, and musical works, pictorial,graphic, and sculptural works, audio-visual works, sound recordings, pantomimes and choreography. A patent covers an invention, which essentially means a new and non-obvious useful and functional feature of a product or process.
Requirement for protection: In order for a work to be copyrighted, it must be original and fixed in a tangible medium of expression; In order for an invention to be patented, it must be novel (i.e., new), non-obvious, and useful.
Start of protection: Copyright protection begins as soon as a work is created. Patent protection does not begin until the patent is issued.
Duration: A copyright generally lasts for the life of the author.
Infringement: For a copyright to be infringed, the work itself must have actually been copied from (either wholly or to create a derivative work),distributed, performed, or displayed. If a person other than the copyright owner independently comes up with the same or a similar work,
there is no infringement. In contrast, a patent confers a statutory monopoly that prevents anyone other than the patent holder from making,using, or selling the patented invention. This is true even if that person independently invents the patented invention.
Cost: A copyright is essentially free and the paperwork is much less complicated. A patent, on the other hand, is much more costly; there are fees to the Patent and Trademark Office, and the patent application process is much more complex, usually requiring the services of a registered patent agent (and perhaps a lawyer) to draft and prosecute the application, adding to the cost.
One can look at a copyright as protecting the author's rights that are inherent in the work; in contrast, a patent is a reward of a statutory monopoly to an inventor in exchange for providing the details of the invention to the public.
Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 20 September 2010
Defference Between:-
copyright :for buying rights of using any composing ,creation,literary or satire by a person
patent :authorisation of nomination as a developer of any new Scientific ,engineering,medical product.
royalty: it is reward to the creater of any creation.royalty is a share of revenue earning by it.
N.K.Assumi
(Expert) 21 September 2010
Copy rights relates to artistic creations such as books, music, paintings, sculptures, film and technology – based works such as computer programme and electronic database.
Simply put a patent is a right granted to the inventor to prevent others from exploiting his invention and generally such protection extends to 20 years. By granting such protection the patent provides incentives to individuals and offered them recognition for their creativity and material reward for their marketable inventions.
