I-Copyright okanye Uphawu lokuthengisa - Yintoni eyahlukileyo?

Udale into enkulu kwaye ufuna ukuyikhusela. Kodwa awuqinisekanga ukuba unobunikazi okanye uphawu lokuthengisa.

Kwihlabathi lezoshishino kunye nobugcisa, lo mbuzo uvame ukuza malunga nokwahlula phakathi kwe-copyright kunye nephawu lokuthengisa kunye nokuba nini kwi-copyright kunye nokuba nini kwi-trademark. Yaye amanqaku ayadideka - ndiyisebenzisa phi uphawu?

Iikopi kunye neeMpawu zokuthengisa njenge-Intellectual Property (IP)

Iikopi kunye neempawu zokuthengisa zizo zombini iifom zepropati.

Intengiso yomhlaba (okanye i-IP) yindalo yengqondo exabisekileyo kwishishini. Ukongeza kwii-copyright, iimpawu zokuthengisa, kunye namanqaku enkonzo, ipropati yengqondo iquka amaphepha afanayo. Ukususela kwimiba yokuphendula, ngenxa yokuba le propati yengqondo ixabisekileyo, ithathwa njengempahla engabonakaliyo (engenakho ifomu elibonakalayo) kunye ne-IP inokuthengwa kwaye ithengiswe, okanye ukusetyenziswa kwayo kunakho ilayisenisi, (ithengiswe).

Yintoni i-Copyright?

I-copyright yintoni na amashishini asoloko ecinga ngokuqala xa adala into ethile yepropathi yengqondo kwaye afuna ukuqinisekisa ukuba akukho mntu uyayisebenzisa. Iikopi ezisetyenziselwa ukukhusela indalo yangaphambili efakwe kwifomu ebonakalayo, njengencwadi ebhaliweyo okanye i-e-ncwadi, umzobo, umfanekiso oprintiweyo okanye umbi, okanye umdlalo wokudlala. Imisebenzi enokuthi ibe ne-copyright iquka iincwadi, amanqaku, imisebenzi yezobugcisa, umsebenzi wezandla, imifanekiso, imifanekiso, imibongo, imidlalo, imidaniso, iingoma zomculo, ukusasazwa kwithelevishini kunye noonomathotholo, isofthiwe yekhompyutheni kunye nokuyila kwemveliso.

Unokwenza umsebenzi wokuqala we-copyright kwiwebhusayithi, kodwa amagama eedesi akakwazi ukufumana i-copyright. I-recipe ingaba ne-copyright, kodwa ayikho uluhlu lwezokhokelo okanye izithako.

Yiyiphi Imisebenzi Ayinakunikwa I-Copyright?

Eminye imisebenzi engakwazi ukufumana i-copyright iquka:

Ukuba andinakukwazi ukukhupha i-copyright into ethile, ngaba ndingayinqaku lokuthengisa?

Ezinye zezidalwa ezingenako ukukhuphela i-copyright zingabonakaliswa. Umzekelo, unokwenza uphawu lophawu okanye igama, ibinzana elifutshane, okanye i-slogan, kunye ne logo.

Igama lokuthengisa ligama, igama, isimboli, okanye idivaysi, okanye nayiphi na inhlanganisela esetyenzisiweyo okanye ekujoliswe ukuba isetyenziswe ukuchonga nokuhlukanisa impahla okanye iimveliso zenkampani enye ukusuka kwabanye. Ngokomzekelo, igama lakho lenkampani linokukwazi ukukhishishina, kunye ne logo yakho okanye umsebenzi ohamba kunye negama lakho leenkampani.

Unako kwakhona ukwazi ukuthengisa igama lomkhiqizo wakho othengisayo (ukongeza ukwenziwa kwelungelo lomenzi, ukuba kukho into entsha) ukuze kungabikho bani ongayisebenzisa igama.

Uphawu lomsebenzi lunye uhlobo lokuthengisa, kumashishini enkonzo. Ngokomzekelo, iinkampani zomshuwalense kunye neenkonzo zokuhambisa zisebenzisa amanqaku enkonzo.

Ngaba ndiyakwazi ukuthengisa igama loshishino?

Masithi unalo negama elikhulu lebhizinisi lakho.

Mhlawumbi ucinga ukuba kufuneka utyhwebe igama. Ngaphambi kokuqwalasela ukuthengisa, kufuneka:

Emva koko konke oku, unokufuna ukucinga ngokuthengisa igama elo. Nangona kunjalo, akuwona onke amagama ebhizinisi anokukwazi ukuthengisa. Kukho imigaqo ekhethekileyo yokuthengisa, kwaye omnye umntu usenokusebenzisa igama.

I-Patent yaseMelika kunye ne-Ofisi yeMpawu yokuThengisa ithi,

isigunyaziso seburhulumenteni sokwenza ibhizinisi ngegama elithile alinakukunika amalungelo okuthengisa kunye namanye amaqela angaphinda azame ukukhusela ukusebenzisa kwakho igama loshishino ukuba bakholelwa ukuba amathuba okudideka akhona kunye neempawu zabo zokuthengisa

Ndingayazi Njani Ukuba I-Trademark Iyakwamukelwa?

I-criteria ephambili yeofisi yokuthengisa ibonisa ukuba uphawu alukwazi ukudideka nolunye. Ukuba igama liyingxenye yerhwebo, kufuneka libe yinto ekhethekileyo. Igama elifana ne "Animal Animal" mhlawumbi aliyi kuba nako ukuthengisa, kuba ibinzana eliqhelekileyo. Amanqaku ahlaziywa ukuze abone ukuba zifana nezinye iirhwebo ezikhoyo kwaye kwakhona ukuba iimveliso okanye iinkonzo ezithengiswayo azihambelani nemveliso okanye iinkonzo ezikhoyo "njengokuba abathengi bayakholelwa ngokungekhoyo ukuba bavela kumthombo ofanayo"

Ndingabhalisa njani i-Copyright okanye uphawu lokuthengisa?

Ezinye iintlukwano kunye nokufana phakathi kobugcisa kunye neempawu zokuthengisa. Ngokubanzi, akufuneki ukuba ubhalise ilungelo lobunikazi, kodwa kufuneka uhlale ubhalisa uphawu lokuthengisa.

Ndifuna njani iikopi okanye ii-Trademark?

Ngaphambi kokuba uzame ukubhalisa kwi-copyright okanye uphawu lokuthengisa, qiniseka ukuba uhlolisise ukuqinisekisa ukuba akukho mntu unayo i-copyright okanye uphawu lokuthengisa kwizinto ofuna ukuzibhalisa. I-Ofisi ye-Copyright kunye ne-USPTO bobabini banolwazi olunokukhangela.

Ngaba Ndifuna i-Attorney ukuba ifake i-Copyright okanye i-Trademark Isicelo?

Bobabini i-Ofisi ye-Copyright kunye ne-USPTO inemisebenzi ye-intanethi evumela ukuba ubhalise i-copyright okanye uphawu lokuthengisa. Kodwa ukuba unommeli wepropati yengqondo kukunceda ngokusebenzisa inkqubo kucebise, ngezizathu ezininzi:

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