| The States Patent and Trademark Office registers | | | | later. You can find this law in the U.S. Constitution, |
| what is called trademark. The term trademark | | | | Clause 8 of Section 8 of Article I, It also gives |
| actually means an image, device, or a word which | | | | monopoly rights to the inventors so they can sell or |
| identifies itself with a product made by a certain | | | | distribute their idea however they wish. |
| company. Each company has a unique trademark. | | | | Any invention has the right to be displayed to public; |
| Using copyright means protecting your business and | | | | however, it will not be copied or distributed without |
| products from any frauds. All forms of inventions are | | | | the owner's permission. If you want to patent an |
| protected through this system: literature, visual arts, | | | | invention, you have to make sure before applying, |
| devices, etc as long as they are palpable. Websites, | | | | that you have a well described usage and it fits the |
| music, graphics are also protected, giving the owner | | | | standard criteria. |
| exclusive rights in copying, distributing and sell it | | | | Although they contain nature laws, like mathematical |
| without any restrictions. | | | | algorithms, software programs can be patented as |
| Patents are a part of what we call intellectual | | | | long as they are original. In 1981, the Supreme Court |
| property and it is protected through the United | | | | declared patent protection for software and |
| States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent, as | | | | software related, only if they use certain nature laws |
| the copyright makes sure that your invention will not | | | | to create something original. |
| be used by anyone else. The law that protects your | | | | Only unique ideas or new useful inventions can obtain |
| patent is the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. which, by using | | | | protection. Unless the invention is easily applicable and |
| jargons, clarifies any misinterpretations. | | | | has a well served purpose, it will not fit the |
| Laws of physics or other forms of nature laws, like | | | | requirements in order to be protected. Also, |
| mathematic, botanic or zoology cannot be patented. | | | | inventions that are too obvious will have the same |
| For example, Einstein couldn't have patented the | | | | fate. Inventions which were sold before being |
| e=mc2 equation since it is a nature law and free for | | | | registered will not qualify, when trying to obtain |
| everyone to use. Arts, like music, writing, or | | | | copyright. People who invent the same thing in |
| literature, can be patented in order to obtain | | | | different parts of the world cannot obtain protection |
| protection from stealing- these belong to the creative | | | | rights easily. |
| area and the patent laws apply different in this field. | | | | The patent claims are described as follows: a |
| Unpractical or offensive inventions cannot be | | | | preamble (an introduction part), the steps for its |
| patented. | | | | implementation, and the main part which refers to its |
| The purpose of the patent law is giving the inventors | | | | rights of not being copied, distributed, or sold by |
| full rights on what they invent. This also ensures | | | | anyone except the owner. |
| protection from any form of fraud that may come | | | | |