C&P
To protect an idea, you need a
copyright if you’ve developed a piece of creative work like a play, novel, TV show or piece of music, which gives you the right to copy and disseminate the work along with the credit for creating it. A
trademark is used to distinguish the source of a product or service coming from one particular entity over another. It protects elements of marketing, such as a logo, a slogan, a symbol or a well-known characteristic against infringement. Finally, a
patent is for inventions, like a product or a
process. It allows the inventor to prevent others from selling, offering, importing, or using their invention.....
Patents can not be acquired for natural processes or products and
business methods are also off-limits. Once a patent or copyright expires, it reverts to the public domain and anyone can use it, so protect an idea by ensuring you've renewed the patent.
“People will believe a big lie sooner than a little one, and if you repeat it frequently enough, people will sooner or later believe it.” ― Walter C. Langer