intellectual property
Protected creative works
Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind—inventions, literary works, designs, symbols, names—that the law treats as ownable.
Patents, copyrights, and trademarks are the main forms of intellectual property protection.
The concept treats ideas and expressions as assets that can be bought, sold, licensed, or stolen: The company's intellectual property portfolio includes dozens of patents.
Often abbreviated IP.
New device or method
- claimsStatements of truth
- prior artPre-existing technical knowledge
- infringementViolation of rights
- USPTOFederal intellectual property agency
EPO · patentability · disclosure · enablement · specification · drawings · examiner · application
Violation of rights
- fair useLimited copying permitted legally
- public domainUnprotected creative works
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- derivative worksWorks based on originals
licensing · royalties · authorship · music rights · copyright notice · copyright holder · copyright term · copyright law
Company's product line name
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- sloganMemorable promotional phrase
- service markProtected business identifier
- wordmarkText-based brand identity
brand identity · infringement · dilution · registration · distinctiveness · genericization · counterfeiting · knockoff
Legal dispute process
- infringementViolation of rights
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- damagesCompensation for injury
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
remedies · licensing · counsel · prosecution · defense · plaintiff · defendant · judgment
One who possesses
- titleFormal honorific or name
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- transferMove between locations
- licensingGranting official permission
acquisition · portfolio · valuation · asset · rights holder · entitlement · control · inheritance
New device or method
- innovationCreating something original
- authorshipOrigin of written work
- originalityNovel creative quality
- conceptionFormation of an idea
development · research · design · prototype · ideation · creativity · novelty · discovery
Quality of protecting secrets
- non-disclosureMandated secrecy obligation
- NDASecrecy contract, abbreviated
- misappropriationWrongful taking of entrusted assets
- know-howPractical ability to accomplish
formula · process · competitive advantage · Coca-Cola · reverse engineering · employee theft · industrial espionage · secrecy
invention
New device or method
- claimsStatements of truth
- prior artPre-existing technical knowledge
- infringementViolation of rights
USPTO · EPO · patentability · disclosure · enablement · specification · drawings · examiner · application · provisional
infringement
Violation of rights
- fair useLimited copying permitted legally
- public domainUnprotected creative works
- reproductionCopying or procreation
derivative works · licensing · royalties · authorship · music rights · copyright notice · copyright holder · copyright term · copyright law · DMCA
brand
Company's product line name
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- sloganMemorable promotional phrase
- service markProtected business identifier
wordmark · brand identity · infringement · dilution · registration · distinctiveness · genericization · counterfeiting · knockoff · brand protection
litigation
Legal dispute process
- infringementViolation of rights
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- damagesCompensation for injury
injunction · remedies · licensing · counsel · prosecution · defense · plaintiff · defendant · judgment · appeal
holder
One who possesses
- titleFormal honorific or name
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- transferMove between locations
licensing · acquisition · portfolio · valuation · asset · rights holder · entitlement · control · inheritance · exploitation
invention
New device or method
- innovationCreating something original
- authorshipOrigin of written work
- originalityNovel creative quality
conception · development · research · design · prototype · ideation · creativity · novelty · discovery · expression
confidentiality
Quality of protecting secrets
- non-disclosureMandated secrecy obligation
- NDASecrecy contract, abbreviated
- misappropriationWrongful taking of entrusted assets
know-how · formula · process · competitive advantage · Coca-Cola · reverse engineering · employee theft · industrial espionage · secrecy · protection
- ownership disputesland disputes, land dispute, boundary disputes, boundary dispute, copyright claims
- African lawconstitutional court, indigenous law, high court, court of appeal, attorney general
- assetscash, money, investments, bank accounts, savings
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
- legallawyer, judge, jury, trial, verdict
- intellectual propertypatents, copyright, patent, trademark, trademarks
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Measurable trait of matter
tangible assets · real property · real estate · material goods · chattels
intellectual propertypublic domain
Unprotected creative works
common knowledge · open source · commons · creative commons · traditional knowledge
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