IT 108 Final Period

Copyright vs Trademark vs Patent

During this period, we discussed about Copyright, Trademark, and Patent.
Copyright is a legal protection extended to the owner of the right in an original work. In other words, you have to right to copy but also gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work.

 And there are 2 rights under copyright, Economic rights and Moral rights.

Economic right is so-called because they enable to creator to obtain remuneration from the exploitation of his works by Third parties. And Moral right is which makes it possible for the creator to undertake measures to maintain and protect the personal connection between himself and works.

Now Let`s talk about Trademark.
Trademark is to protect the use of a word, name, symbol, or device that is used in trade of goods to identify the source of the goods, distinguishing the goods from those produced by others. A related term, service mark, is essentially the same as a trademark, but identifies the provider of a service rather than goods.

Now Let`s go to Patent
Patent is a grant issued by the government through the Intellectual Property  Office of the Philippines.
And there are 3 major Non-Patentable here is the following: Theories, Mathematical methods, and Methods of treatment and artistic creations. And there are 5 major Patentable Inventions here is the following: A technical Solution to a Problem, In any field of human activity, It must be NEW, It must involve an Inventive Step, and It must be Industrially Applicable.