What is the Difference Between Patents and Copyrights?
| Patents | Copyrights |
A patent is a right, granted by government, to exclude others from making, using, or selling your invention in Canada. |
Copyright is the exclusive right to copy a creative work or allow someone else to do so and applies to all original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. These include books, other writings, music, sculptures, paintings, photographs, films, plays, television and radio programs, and computer programs |
What can you patent: Inventions, e.g. Industrial designs etc |
What can you copyright: Creative work, e.g. Music, Paintings, Photographs etc |
To learn more about protecting your intellectual property get your Free Guide to Patents |
Order a free guide to Copyrights to learn more about protecting your Intellectual Property. |
Labels: Types of Intellectual Property, New inventions, Intellectual Property Licensing, Canadian Patents, Copyright Patent, Copyrights and Patents
Quick Questions
