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Hi, I'm Miss Nyblood. Welcome to the Patent and Trademark Museum.

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Hi, I'm Bianca. We finished our invention and we'd like to learn more about patents.

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Well, you've come to the right place. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has been protecting the rights of inventors for over 200 years.

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Well, what is a patent?

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Well, a patent is a property right granted by the U.S. government that gives an inventor the right to exclude all others from making, using, or selling the invention for up to 20 years without the inventor's permission.

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How can we recognize a patent when we see one?

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Do you like ice cream?

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Have you ever noticed patent numbers on some of the products that you use every day?

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Like these right here on this ice cream freezer.

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And this is what the patent looks like.

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But how do we know the difference between a trademark and a patent?

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This is Walt Disney's original trademark application for Mickey Mouse.

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We sometimes like to call it Mickey's birth certificate.

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Trademarks protect words, names, symbols, sounds, smells, or colors that distinguish the products or services of one company from those of another.

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Like Ben & Jerry's or Breyers?

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You got it. The Coke bottle is a registered trademark, too.

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Can books be patented?

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No, but they can be copyrighted. Authors and artists can register their copyrights with the Library of Congress.

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Thanks, Ms. Nyblood. I never knew there was so much involved with inventing.

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It's really hard work, and it can be very expensive.

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But just like other kinds of property, intellectual property, your patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets need to be protected.

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This has been helpful. Thanks a lot. Bye.

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Bye, and good luck.