intellectual property meaning
ENWIntellectual property
- Intellectual property (IP) is a legal term that refers to creations of the mind. Examples of intellectual property include music, literature, and other artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs.
- Although many of the legal principles governing IP and IPR have evolved over centuries, it was not until the 19th century that the term intellectual property began to be used,
- NounPLintellectual properties
- (uncountable) Any product of someone's intellect that has commercial value: a piece of literature, a painting, an invention, a trademark a trade secret, etc. Works protected under intellectual property law, and accorded intellectual property rights such as copyrights and patents.
- According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.
- (countable) Any individual work that is protected under intellectual property law.
- (uncountable) Any product of someone's intellect that has commercial value: a piece of literature, a painting, an invention, a trademark a trade secret, etc. Works protected under intellectual property law, and accorded intellectual property rights such as copyrights and patents.
Definition of intellectual property in English Dictionary
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Other Vocabulary
- en intellectual properties
- fr intellectualiseras
- fr intellectualiserez
- fr intellectualiserai
- fr intellectualisèrent
Source: Wiktionary