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Side-by-side comparison of Trademark, Copyright, Design, and Patent protection
Parameter | Trademark Protect Your Brand | Copyright Secure Creative Works | Design Safeguard Aesthetics | Patent Protect Innovation |
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1What it Protects |
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| Visual appearance of a product | Technical inventions & processes |
2Key Benefit | Builds brand equity & consumer trust | Enables licensing & royalty income | Drives product differentiation | Commercial monopoly over your invention |
3How Long It Lasts | Forever (renew every 10 years) | Author's lifetime + 60–70 years | 10–25 years | 20 years from filing |
4Risk of Not Having It | Competitors can legally copy your brand | Anyone can copy and profit from your work | Rivals can clone your product design | Competitors can manufacture your invention freely |
Protect Your Brand
What it Protects
Key Benefit
Builds brand equity & consumer trustHow Long It Lasts
Forever (renew every 10 years)Risk of Not Having It
Competitors can legally copy your brandSecure Creative Works
What it Protects
Key Benefit
Enables licensing & royalty incomeHow Long It Lasts
Author's lifetime + 60–70 yearsRisk of Not Having It
Anyone can copy and profit from your workSafeguard Aesthetics
What it Protects
Visual appearance of a productKey Benefit
Drives product differentiationHow Long It Lasts
10–25 yearsRisk of Not Having It
Rivals can clone your product designProtect Innovation
What it Protects
Technical inventions & processesKey Benefit
Commercial monopoly over your inventionHow Long It Lasts
20 years from filingRisk of Not Having It
Competitors can manufacture your invention freely