Software copyright: it can be obtained after the software creation is completed, which is often called soft copy registration, which plays a similar role as notarization.
Software patent: You must apply to the Patent Office to get it. Software patent application describes the idea of software.
1, Software Copyright: It enables you to take protective measures to prevent others from pirating your software. However, for your competitors, they are also software developers like you. They can study your software, understand your ideas, and write software with the same effect according to your ideas without infringing your software copyright. At this time, the core thing in your software, that is, the idea of the software, can be protected from the software copyright.
2. Software patent: it is applied in the form of technical scheme, which is the content of your software flow chart. After authorization, the idea of software is protected. If others adopt this idea, it may constitute infringement. Therefore, the protection of software patents is much stronger than the protection of software copyright, which can protect the core things of software.
(2) What is the difference between software copyright and software patent?
Software copyright:
1. The copyrighted content is not copied, and the patent protection method is not stolen.
2. The copyright can only be protected after the work is completed, and the patent can only be protected after the application for examination.
Software is protected by copyright, but only creative, novel and practical software technologies can apply for patents.
4. The identification of high-tech enterprises and the software copyright of related government projects are also identified and can be handled urgently. Compared with the long periodicity of patents, copyright has certain advantages in this respect.
Software patents:
Software patents are different. First of all, a patent must be applied to the Patent Office before it can be obtained. Secondly, the software patent application describes the idea of software. As can be seen from the above, copyright can enable you to take protective measures to prevent others from pirating your software. However, for your competitors, they are also software developers like you. They can study your software, understand your ideas, and write software with the same effect according to your ideas without infringing your copyright. At this time, the core thing in your software, that is, the idea of the software, cannot be protected by copyright.
It is applied in the form of technical solution, which is the content of your software flow chart. After authorization, the idea of software is protected. If others adopt this idea, it may constitute infringement. Therefore, the protection of software patents is much stronger than the protection of software copyright, which can protect the core things of software.
I hope these questions answered above can help you. If you need specific documents, you can consult the corresponding institutions in their official website, such as Alibaba Cloud Platform.