Intellectual property divides in to two categories they are artistic and industrial. A copy right protects the artistic intellectual property. Trademarks and patents protect the industrial intellectual property. The employment contracts contains some statements, you may sign in that contract while in employment with the company. This statement contains strict laws and its aim is to prevent theft of customer listings, business processes, publications, and trade marks. These items are known as intellectual property proprietary information.
A copy right protection is a form of intellectual property which protects the authors. It protects the original works of authors and their authorship like literary, dramatic, musical and artistic which is both written and unwritten. A copy right protects the form of expression not the subject matter of writing. There are many rules for how long a copy right lasts. They last for the life of the author plus 70 years. Patent protection is issued by the United States patent and trade mark office. A patent protection is given for the invention of a property right to the inventor. It is in the language of a statute, the right to exclude others from making. The grant is not given for rights to make; use; offer for sale, sell or import. The patent protection is given for the rights to exclude others from making the similar.
There are three types of patents - Utility patents are given for the invention, for the discovery, of new and useful processes, machines. Design patents are given for the invention of new original ornamental design. Plant patent is given for the invention or discovery asexually reproduction and new variety of plant. A trademark is for a symbol or design word or phrases, or a combination of words, or phrases which identifies or distinguishes the goods from one person to those of others.
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