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A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or design that is used to identify a product or service. You obtain an exclusive right to a trademark by using the mark in interstate commerce. There is no requirement to register a mark at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), but there are several advantages in doing so. For more information on Trademarks, please read our Trademark Law Summary.
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A copyright is an expression of an original work of authoriship fixed in a tangible medium. A copyright is obtained by fixing the work on a tangible medium of expression and then obtaining a certificate of deposit from the Copyright Office. Ideas, procedures, processes, systems, methods of operation, concepts, principles or discoveries are NOT copyrightable. For more information, see a Copyright Summary provided by the U.S. Copyright Office.
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