1. What is the main difference between copyright and trademark?
After the 1. trademark is registered, others cannot register it. Copyright, others can register copyright, copyright does not need a business license, as long as it is a natural person.
2. Trademarks are mainly aimed at products, and copyright refers to the copyright of works. In other words, if your trademark has a pattern and the copyright is registered, it proves that you designed the trademark and you have the creative right of the pattern.
3, the time of protection is different, copyright protection: natural person, 50 years after the author's death; Legal person, 50 years after the first publication of the work. The trademark protection period is ten years, and the trademark needs to be renewed after ten years.
4. Copyright registration is cost-effective, and you only need to register once to get protection. The protection period is as long as 50 years after the author's death, and there is no need to renew or renew the fee.
5. The copyright application time is fast, and the certificate can be issued in more than two months (which can be accelerated), which makes up for the lack of slow trademark application time and makes up for the blank that customers are not registered. If many types can't do it, they can do copyright;
6. Increase customers' intellectual property holdings, trademarks and copyrights. Cross-protection generally refers to applying for trademark registration and copyright registration for a logo, so that the logo is protected by both trademark law and copyright law.
Second, how to register a trademark
To register your own trademark, you need to apply to the China Trademark Office for trademark registration. Before applying for trademark registration, you need to determine the subject, trademark pattern, registration category and specific commodity or service name of the trademark to be registered.
With which subject to apply for registration, after the trademark is approved for registration, the subject enjoys the exclusive right to use the goods or services approved for use.
Need to be reminded that if domestic individuals are the main body of the application, individual industrial and commercial households need a business license.
In addition, the trademark pattern should be clear, and shall not violate the provisions of the Trademark Law prohibiting the use and registration of trademarks, and shall not conflict with others' prior application or registration of trademarks and other prior rights of others. The category of registration and the specific name of the goods or services shall be selected according to the classification table of similar goods and services, and the standardized name of the goods or services shall be filled in the application for trademark registration.
Once the above contents are confirmed, you can apply for trademark registration. The application materials include an application for trademark registration, the applicant's qualification certification materials, and the power of attorney for entrusting an intellectual property agency. After acceptance, the Trademark Office will conduct formal examination and substantive examination, and make an announcement after the examination is passed. The announcement period is 3 months. During the announcement period, if the prior obligee or interested party does not raise any objection, the Trademark Office will approve the registration.
Third, how to prevent trademark infringement?
Before trademark registration, especially in the process of design and mutual transmission, measures can also be taken to prevent trademark design from preempting registration infringement. Provide preliminary evidence if copyright disputes of trademark graphic design are involved.
1, fast electronic data registration and filing on third-party platforms such as trade associations;
2. Select a trusted third-party support platform with strong technical background for certificate storage and authentication.