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What is a trademark or service mark?

• A trademark is generally a word, phrase, symbol, or design, or a combination thereof, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others.

• A service mark is the same as a trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than goods. The terms “trademark” and “mark” are often used to refer to both trademarks and service marks.

Do trademarks, copyrights, and patents protect the same things?

No. Trademarks, copyrights, and patents protect different types of intellectual property. A trademark typically protects brand names and logos used on goods and services. A copyright protects an original artistic or literary work. A patent protects an invention. For example, if you invent a new kind of vacuum cleaner, you would apply for a patent to protect the invention itself. You would apply to register a trademark to protect the brand name of the vacuum cleaner. And you might register a copyright for the TV commercial that you use to market the product.



State Statutes for the State of Texas

CHAPTER 182 - ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF HEALTH INFORMATION

(a) The corporation shall take commercially reasonable measures to protect its intellectual property , including obtaining patents, trademarks, and copyrights where appropriate.

CHAPTER 172 - ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DISPUTES

(K) intellectual or industrial property, including trademarks, patents, copyrights, and software programs

Federal Statutes

§ 4341. Definition of intellectual property rights

In this subchapter, the term “intellectual property rights” refers to copyrights, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property rights that are enforced by U.S.

§ 2182. Inventions conceived during Commission contracts; ownership; waiver; hearings

Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (unless the Commission advises the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and The Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and The Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

§ 8112. Definition

property enforcement” means matters relating to the enforcement of laws protecting copyrights, patents, trademarks , other forms of intellectual property, and trade secrets, both in the United States and abroad, including

§ 2114a. Negotiating objectives with respect to trade in services, foreign direct investment, and high technology products

adequate and effective means for foreign nationals to secure, exercise, and enforce exclusive rights in intellectual property (including trademarks, patents, and copyrights);

§ 14505. Entrepreneurship initiative

(2) a service in support of the protection of intellectual property through a patent, a trademark, or

§ 2181. Inventions relating to atomic weapons, and filing of reports

discovery is described in an application for a patent filed with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office by such person within the time The Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office shall notify the Commission of all applications for patents heretofore or hereafter

§ 1744. Copies of United States Patent and Trademark Office documents, generally

Trademark Office and relating to patents, authenticated under the seal of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and certified by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or by another officer of the United States Patent and Trademark

§ 404a. Specific limitations

(2) compel the disclosure, transfer, or licensing of intellectual property to any third party (such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and proprietary information); or