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You might sometimes be curious when the words patent, copyright, or trademark come up. Well, they don't mean the same thing. A patent is a grant made by the government that gives the inventor the permission to create, use, or sell her invention for a set period of time. A copyright is a legal right given to an author, composer, playwright, publisher or distributor for exclusive publication, sale, or distribution of her work. And a trademark is a name, symbol, or something else identifying a product, officially registered and legally restricted to the use of the owner / maker. (Definitions based on those found at www.dictionary.com.)

Examples: Becky Schroeder has a patent for her invention, the Glo-Sheet.  J.K. Rowling has a copyright for her Harry Potter books. The Coca-cola company has a copyright for the name