I can’t just make a patent or smth on word “hobabusa” and tell everyone that if they use it they have to pay me, right? Where is the border and how it is determined?
Can you, as an example, sue someone for making similar design of website? A complete copy but with different functionality?
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Functionality of a website would be covered under a regular patent. If you truly have a new and unique website function you can register a patent for it, and if the patent office agrees that functionality is now your IP.
Look and feel of a website can also be patented with a design patent. That keeps people from duplicating the look and feel of your website even if the functionality or underlying code is different.
Copyright registration protects you from someone copying the code of your website and modifying it to make their own website. Most people don’t bother registering though because website code tends to change frequently. Specific images like unique icons though tend to be worth registering though.
Trademark registration keeps people from taking stuff that directly identifies your brand (company logo for example) and pretending to be you.
I can’t just make a patent or smth on word “hobabusa” and tell everyone that if they use it they have to pay me, right? Where is the border and how it is determined?
Can you, as an example, sue someone for making similar design of website? A complete copy but with different functionality?
In: 0
Functionality of a website would be covered under a regular patent. If you truly have a new and unique website function you can register a patent for it, and if the patent office agrees that functionality is now your IP.
Look and feel of a website can also be patented with a design patent. That keeps people from duplicating the look and feel of your website even if the functionality or underlying code is different.
Copyright registration protects you from someone copying the code of your website and modifying it to make their own website. Most people don’t bother registering though because website code tends to change frequently. Specific images like unique icons though tend to be worth registering though.
Trademark registration keeps people from taking stuff that directly identifies your brand (company logo for example) and pretending to be you.
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