In addition, a drawback of trademark registration is that the protection of trademarks is based on categories. According to China's General Classification of Similar Goods and Services, all goods and services are divided into 45 categories. If you want to do comprehensive protection through trademarks, the cost is very high. In contrast, copyright registration can make up for this defect! Compared with trademarks, copyright has the following advantages:
1. Trademark registration does not mean that you enjoy the copyright of the logo: trademark registration only associates the registered logo with a specific commodity or service and does not conflict with prior rights, but it does not have the exclusive right to use the creative logo. Other natural persons or legal persons may use the mark for the registration of other categories, including similar categories.
2. Long protection period: 50 years before and after death if registered in the name of an individual; Registered in the name of the company for 50 years.
3. Wide scope of protection: Compared with trademarks, the scope of copyright protection covers all categories, including all goods or services.
4. High cost performance: Based on the extensive protection scope of copyright, the cost of copyright registration is low compared with the whole class registration of trademarks.
5. Short processing time: the copyright registration certificate can be issued about 3 months after the materials are submitted.
To sum up, trademarks can be registered within the main business scope, and the copyright registration will be changed at the same time.