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The Coca-Cola Corp owns the trademark to the name Coca-Cola, as well as the trademark on the bottle shape, and the graphic representation of their name. These are all things that help distinguish them from other cola brands and define their individual product. Coca-Cola also owns the patent on their formula.
Assuming that a patent is available for the subject matter of your concept, that's the way to prevent others from pursuing the same product concept. A trademark, however, is useful—and often crucial—when you are building a brand for your product or service.
In a nutshell, copyrights protect the expression of an idea, but not the idea itself, and patents protect inventions (any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof).
In some instances, a product can benefit from both patent and trademark protection. In these scenarios, the patent secures the invention, while the trademark safeguards the brand and reduces the risk of consumer confusion.
You cannot patent a phrase! Patents are used to protect inventions and novel and non-obvious processes, machines, or compositions of matter. Phrases, on the other hand, typically fall under trademark protection.
Assuming that a patent is available for the subject matter of your concept, that's the way to prevent others from pursuing the same product concept. A trademark, however, is useful—and often crucial—when you are building a brand for your product or service.
Yes, the words “New York” can be registered as a trademark if the proposed use of the mark doesn't create a likelihood of confusion with one of the existing registered marks which include the words “New York”.
A patent allows the creator of certain kinds of inventions that contain new ideas to keep others from making commercial use of those ideas without the creator's permission. Trademarks, on the other hand, are not concerned with how a new technology is used.
Understanding the different types of intellectual property is an important knowledge that all in-house counsel should master. Patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets are valuable assets of the company and understanding how they work and how they are created is critical to knowing how to protect them.
Patents are intended to protect inventions of a functional or design nature. Trademarks provide protection for indicators of the source of products and services used in commercial trade, such as words or logos. Copyrights provide protection for literary and artistic expressions.