[Verse 1] When you build that brilliant app or craft a clever algorithm Four guardians watch over what your mind has created Patents shield inventions, twenty years of market freedom While copyrights embrace the code your fingers have translated [Chorus] P-A-T-C, four pillars of IP Patents for inventions, Articles for creativity Trademarks guard your symbols, Copyrights your code Trade secrets in the shadows where your mysteries unfold P-A-T-C, protecting what you build and see [Verse 2] Copyright births the moment that your keyboard clicks to save No registration needed, just original expression Source code, documentation, user interface displays Seventy years of coverage, automatic legal protection [Chorus] P-A-T-C, four pillars of IP Patents for inventions, Articles for creativity Trademarks guard your symbols, Copyrights your code Trade secrets in the shadows where your mysteries unfold P-A-T-C, protecting what you build and see [Verse 3] Trademarks dress your product in distinctive clothes and names Logos, slogans, symbols that consumers recognize Register with the office, keep competitors from games That confuse your customers with copycat disguise [Bridge] Trade secrets whisper softly, formulas you never share Google's algorithm, Coke's recipe affair Keep them under lock and key, confidential everywhere Once revealed they disappear into the open air [Chorus] P-A-T-C, four pillars of IP Patents for inventions, Articles for creativity Trademarks guard your symbols, Copyrights your code Trade secrets in the shadows where your mysteries unfold P-A-T-C, protecting what you build and see [Outro] Choose your guardian wisely for each treasure that you make Patents, copyrights, trademarks, secrets all at stake
← 1 Technology Law (Working Knowledge) | Open Source Licensing Fundamentals →