Trademark, Patent, or Copyright?

dayDreamer

I just want to be sure....
If someone`s starting a clothing line, they would only need to trademark the logo, right?  To my understanding, logos are trademarked, inventions are patented, and any written materials (i.e., songs, books, etc) are copyrighted.  Please let me know if I`ve got this right.
Thanks, 
DayDreamer 

pepperlegal

That`s basically correct, although copyright may also attach to logos as well.  Remember, there are myriad rules associated with these types of intellectual property, so before jumping in you should have an intellectual property lawyer assist you.

Agata

DayDreamer, to complete your knowledge about patents and trademarks and for better understanding you should read this article:
http://labs.octivi.com/intellectual-pro ... -startups/

AriannaPhillips

There are many ways to protect your ideas. As for my own opinion, protecting you ideas by getting trademark alone, I think it is not enough. Try seeking advice of a patent lawyers on what other ways to protect intellectual property.

saravanan

Copyrights: The purpose of copyright is to protect an author’s expression of ideas. 
Trademarks: The purpose of trademark protection is to protect a company’s name or logo from infringement by competitors. 
Patents: A patent is issued to protect an invention. The invention can be any new and useful product or process or an improvement on an existing product or process. 

Arifa

Hello everyone. I am new to this forum, a small startup entrepreneur. I was looking for similar information and I am glad to find it here. I want to ask one more thing. Do designs need to be patent or copyrighted? I am a new dinnerware line and making original designs.

megjones

Hello arifa, Your designs should be patent and your brand name should be copyrighted. I Hope I could help you.