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TRADEMARK |
COPYRIGHT |
PATENT |
Right Protected |
Right conferred to use a particular mark, which may be a symbol, word, device applied to articles of commerce to indicate the distinctiveness of goods. |
Right conferred in respect of original, literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, cinematograph film and records. |
Right conferred in respect of a new invention to manufacture the product patented or use the process patented. |
Time Period |
7 years and may be renewed from time to time. |
Life time plus 50 years for literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. 50 years from year of publication for records. |
14 years and in case of food and drugs 5 or 7 years. |
Who Can Register |
Proprietor of the trademark and application may be made in the name of an individual, partners of a Firm, Corporation, Government department or Trust. |
The author or publisher of, or owner of or other person interested in the copyright in any work. |
Actual inventor or an assignee of the right to make an application or legal representative of either. |
Commercial Use |
Licensing the right by registration of the licensee as a registered user. |
By assigning or licensing the right to others on a royalty or lump sum basis. |
Assigning rights or licensing them to industrialists for a lump sum payment or royalty basis. |
Remedy For Infringe-ment |
Injunction, Damages, Accounts of profits |
Civil, Criminal, Administrative. |
Injunction, Damages, Accounts of profits. |
