intellectual property definition

intellectual property

Documented or undocumented knowledge, creative ideas, or expressions of human mind that have commercial (monetary) value and are protectable under copyright, patent, servicemark, trademark, or trade secret laws from imitation, infringement, and dilution. Intellectual property includes brand names, discoveries, formulas, inventions, know how, registered designs, software, and works of artistic, literary, or musical nature. It is one of the most readily tradable property in the internet (digital) marketplace.

intellectual property is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law and Information & Knowledge Management subjects.

intellectual property appears in the definitions of the following terms: work, technology transfer, literary property, patent cooperation treaty (PCT), piracy, trade secret, trademark (™), intangible asset, public domain, non-traditional balance sheet and

intellectual property appears in the other terms: trade related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

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