What is the difference between trademarks and other forms of intellectual property?
Trademarks are only one form of intellectual property that can be protected through federal legislation. The other forms are: patents, for new technologies; copyrights, for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works or computer software; industrial designs, for the shape, pattern, or ornamentation applied to an industrially produced object; and integrated circuit topographies, for the three dimensional configuration of the electronic circuits embodied in integrated circuit products or layout designs. For a more detailed description read Introduction to intellectual property.
