Understanding Business
Understanding Business
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259929434
Author: William Nickels
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To discuss: Whether to apply for patent, copyright, or trademarks, or some of these to protect band name and songs.

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Patent is a legal power which is provided by the sovereign authority to the investor to make and sell its invention and restricted to make others.

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