A permit is a legal document issued by a government agency that allows a business to operate. It regulates safety and is granted after an inspection. Permits must be renewed annually and fees are based on business earnings. A license certifies an individual has the required training for a job like fishing or transportation to protect consumers. A patent grants an inventor exclusive rights over an invention that is new, non-obvious and useful. A trademark identifies a business or product through words, symbols or designs. Copyright protects original creative works like books, music and software for the life of the author plus 70 years.

2.  A permit is a legal document that gives official
permission to run a business
 Granted by a government agency
 Usually regulate safety and are granted following an
inspection
 Ex: Business, Construction
 Renewed annually
 Can be taken away
 Fees are paid based on how much the business earns

3.  Certificate that shows you have the necessary
education and training to perform a job
 Protects consumers from unskilled or unqualified
business operators
 Examples include:
 Liquor
 Fishing
 Nursery
 Transportation

4.  Document that grants an inventor the right to exclude
others from making, using, or selling an invention
 To obtain a patent, you must:
 Have an invention that does not contain prior art (not
been publicly available)
 Should not be unobvious, or it can’t be obvious to
someone with skills in the field (new and unexpected)
 Must have utility – useful, not silly

5.  Word, symbol, design, or color that a business uses to
identify itself or something it sells
 Nike, Just Do It, Nike Swoosh design
 Can be a color - Brown for UPS
 Can be a sound - MGM's lion roar, NBC chimes

6.  Legal device that protects the original works of
authors
 This includes books, movies, musical
compositions, and computer software
 Lasts the life of the author plus 70 years
 If you want to copyright something, use the © symbol

7. • Open inspiration on your computer
• Put as a heading at the top “Protecting your ideas”
• List the 3 types of ways to protect your
ideas, patents, trademarks, copyrights below the title
• Add to your Inspiration colors, text defining the three
terms, and pictures of examples of all 3.