Copyright vs. Trademark

Copyrightnoun

(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.

Copyrightnoun

(countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.

Copyrightverb

To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.

Copyrightnoun

The right of an author or his assignee, under statute, to print and publish his literary or artistic work, exclusively of all other persons. This right may be had in maps, charts, engravings, plays, and musical compositions, as well as in books.

Copyrightverb

To secure a copyright on.

Copyrightnoun

a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work

Copyrightverb

secure a copyright on a written work;

Copyright

Copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to make copies of a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educational, or musical form.

Trademarkadjective

(informal) distinctive, characteristic, signature

Trademarknoun

A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.

Trademarknoun

Any proprietary business, product or service name.

Trademarknoun

The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic.

Trademarkverb

To register something as a trademark.

Trademarkverb

To so label a product.

Trademarknoun

a distinctive characteristic or attribute

Trademarknoun

a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product

Trademarknoun

a symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.

Trademarknoun

a distinctive characteristic or object

Trademarkverb

provide with a trademark

Trademarkverb

identify (a habit, quality, or way of life) as typical of someone

Trademark

A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others, although trademarks used to identify services are usually called service marks. The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization, or any legal entity.