What's the difference between patent right and copyright?

1. Defining different copyrights is the exclusive right of works in the fields of writing, art and science created by citizens, legal persons and other organizations according to law, and it is an intellectual achievement that is original and can be reproduced in some tangible form. Patent right refers to the exclusive right of the patentee to his invention, utility model and design according to law, which can only be obtained after applying for a patent. 2. The duration of patent protection is different in different protection periods. There are three kinds of patents, the term of invention patent is 20 years, and the term of utility model patent and design patent is 10 year. During the copyright protection period, the author of the work is a citizen, and the protection period lasts until1February 3 1 day in the fiftieth year after the author's death. If the author of the work is a legal person or other organization, the term of protection shall be1February 3 1 day in the fiftieth year after the author's publication. However, the author's right to name, modify and protect the finished work is not restricted. 3. According to the different patent rights that need to be protected, it is divided into invention patent, utility model patent and design patent. An invention patent is mainly a new technical proposal for a product, method or improvement of a product or method, which can be an application for an invention patent; The utility model patent is a technical scheme of utility model which is mainly aimed at the shape, structure or combination of products. You can apply for a patent for utility model. Design patent refers to a new design with aesthetic feeling and suitable for industrial application, which is mainly aimed at the shape, pattern or their combination of products and the combination of color and shape and pattern. You can apply for a patent for design. Copyright mainly aims at works, protecting works of art such as written works, oral works, music, drama and acrobatics, as well as works of art, architectural works and photographic works; There are even film works, as well as works created by similar methods of making movies; It can also be graphic works and magical works such as engineering design drawings, product design drawings, maps and schematic diagrams; It can also be other works and computer software as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations. 4. Patents with different protection conditions need to apply to the State Patent Office for a patent. After applying for a patent, no one else can apply for the patent, otherwise it will be treated as patent infringement. Copyright is different. A person can have two identical works as long as their works are original. 5. Different ways of generating rights. Patents are granted by the state, while copyrights are generated completely automatically without going through any registration and examination procedures. 6. The content of rights is different. Patents only have property contents such as the right to exploit, the right to license others to exploit and the right to transfer, while the contents of copyright include personal rights and property rights.