📰 Copyrights aim to protect artistic works such as paintings, while trademarks are usually to protect simpler logos and sign to help consumers to identify the business. Most of the business owners nowadays will try to protect their artworks by trademarking them as trademarks can be continuously renewed, giving owners perpetual monopoly over it while copyright is limited. It is important to take note that an artwork can only be trademarked if you are the original author of the artwork and you could prove that you are using the artwork continuously and in good faith. Businesses such as Disney has trademarked their iconic characters to prevent others from using them.