Trademarks, patents and copyrights are different in nature.
Trademarks, patents and copyrights all need to be manually examined when applying for registration, but based on their different characteristics, the focus of examination is also different:
Trademark review is about distinctiveness. Simply put, it is to be able to distinguish and distinguish from others.
The focus of patent examination is novelty. In short, this technology is unprecedented. The review method is also very simple, and it is generally judged by consulting the existing literature. If the existing literature cannot be found, then the patent is novel.
Copyright is special, because it has been obtained since the author completed it, and no certificate is needed to prove his rights. Seeing this, many people will definitely ask, in this case, why do you want to be copyright registration? In fact, whether copyright registration or not, the author enjoys copyright, but it is difficult to prove who is the original author. For example, if you write an article and someone else uses it one day, how can you prove that you wrote it? If you finish writing an article, it becomes copyright registration. When others steal your article again, you can take out the copyright certificate to protect your rights and interests. Therefore, copyright registration lightens the burden of proof of the original author (if it is not registered, it is actually difficult for the original author to produce convincing evidence, or even if it can be produced, the cost is high, so it is better to spend hundreds of dollars to run a copyright registration).
Copyright registration's audit is also relatively easy, only formal audit, no substantive audit, so the application time is also very fast, and the application can be completed in about one month. The main purpose of copyright review is originality. Simply put, you didn't copy. In fact, this matter is difficult to identify. In practice, many plagiarized works have successfully applied for copyright registration.
Summary and suggestions
Let's sum up the above discussion: copyright only plays the role of registration, and its greatest significance lies in reducing the burden of proof of the author. If others can produce stronger evidence in court, maybe the plot will be reversed. Even if it is not registered as copyright, the original author still enjoys legal rights. In a word, the copyright registration certificate has only constructive effect, but no probative effect; Trademarks and patents are different. Once the registration is successful, the certificate in hand can repel opponents and is a powerful weapon to safeguard rights and interests.
Because trademarks and patent certificates have strong probative effect, entrepreneurs must apply for trademarks and patents in advance before the products go on the market to prevent others from preempting them. In case of cybersquatting, although you can appeal, the procedure is complicated and the cost is high, and many disputes have not been resolved so far. Ask entrepreneurs to give us a lesson. In addition, it is best to do copyright registration's important works. If you don't want to be a copyright registration, you can leave a piece of evidence for yourself in the simplest way, that is, apply for an email address of a well-known company and send a copy of your work to the email address. The time and content on the email will be important evidence when defending rights. Although the legal effect of e-mail is lower than that of copyright registration, and the cost of proof is likely to be higher than that of copyright registration, this method can also be regarded as a regret medicine.