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Digital Citizenship
Trademark
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Trademarks can be a word, phrase, symbol, design, sound, color, or smell.
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Other businesses can make a drink that is similar, like colas soft drinks, but they have to use a different name for their drink, such as Pepsi.
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Patient
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If someone makes or uses that invention without being allowed to, the inventor can sue that person in court to make them stop.
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A patent lasts for up to 20 years, depending on the country. After that, anyone can copy the invention.
Each country has its own patents. India gives Indian patents. The United States gives United States patents, etc.
What can be patented?
Usually, to get a patent there are three rules that the idea needs to follow:
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Marking
Often a product is marked with a text saying 'patent pending’ or 'pat. pending', which means that a patent has been asked for (part of) the product.
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