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How many types of patents are there? What can be patented? How do I protect my logo? How long does copyright protection last? These are just a few of the most common questions people seek answers.
There are four types:
01. Provisional
02. Utility
Filing a Provisional application enables the applicant to establish a priority date against prior art.
Provisional Patent Application has pendancy of 12 months by which a nonprovisional patent application must be filed to claim priority.
If Granted...
Lasts 20 years from the filing date of the earliest US or International application.
Lasts 20 years from the filing date of the earliest US or International application.
Lasts 15 years from date of grant
Filing fees are based upon applicant's entity size >
LARGE
Basic Filing
320
Basic Exam
800
Basic Search
700
$1820
Large - Over 500 employees/contractors /affiliates
Small - Under 500 employees/contactors/affiliates
Micro - Income less than 212,352 per year and a maximum of 4 applications under this status
There are four types:
01. Provisional
02. Utility
Filing a Provisional application enables the applicant to establish a priority date against prior art.
Provisional Patent Application has pendancy of 12 months by which a nonprovisional patent application must be filed to claim priority.
If Granted...
Lasts 20 years from the filing date of the earliest US or International application.
Lasts 20 years from the filing date of the earliest US or International application.
Lasts 15 years from date of grant
Filing fees are based upon applicant's entity size >
LARGE
Basic Filing
320
Basic Exam
800
Basic Search
800
$1820
Large - Over 500 employees/contractors /affiliates
Small - Under 500 employees/contactors/affiliates
Micro - Income less than 223,740 per year and a maximum of 4 applications under this status
There are four bases for filing a trademark application: use-in-commerce or intent-to-use, based on foreign application and based on foreign registration.
Yes. You may file an intent-to-use application.
Copyright protection comes into existence when a work is fixed in a tangible medium. Thus, copyright registration is not necessary to acquire rights in a work, but affords a number of benefits, including establishing a public record of the copyright holder's ownership, enabling copyright holders to sue infringers, allowing for statutory damages so that actual damages do not need to be proven, and enabling the copyright holder to prevent importation of infringing copies from other countries using US customs.
Copyleft is a colloquial term used to describe a free public license for use of an original creation.
Term of Copyrights For works created after January 1, 1978, copyright protection lasts for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years. For an anonymous work, a pseudonymous work, or a work made for hire, the copyright endures for a term of 95 years from the year of its first publication or a term of 120 years from the year of its creation, whichever expires first. For works first published prior to 1978, the term is different depending upon a variety of factors.