ABSTRACT
Copyrights and trademarks afford different types of protection for intellectual property (“IP”) owners, although sometimes this protection may cover the same types of properties. This entry explains the subject matter of copyright, on the one hand, and trademark, on the other, under U.S. law. It further sets forth licenses of rights under each of these distinct forms of IP and the scope of those licenses. Finally it explains, in the event that trademarks or copyrights are infringed, the legal actions and sorts of damages available to the IP owner.
