| '''Intellectual property''' (IP) is any [[creative]] work or [[invention]] considered to be the [[property]] of its creator. Often, intellectual property rights are recognized and protected under the corresponding fields of [[law]]. Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive [[rights]], such as the ability to publish to various markets, license the [[manufacture]] and distribution of [[inventions]], and sue in case of unlawful or [[deceptive]] copying. Common types of intellectual property rights include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright copyrights], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark trademarks], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent patents], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_design_right industrial design rights], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_secret trade secrets]. | | '''Intellectual property''' (IP) is any [[creative]] work or [[invention]] considered to be the [[property]] of its creator. Often, intellectual property rights are recognized and protected under the corresponding fields of [[law]]. Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive [[rights]], such as the ability to publish to various markets, license the [[manufacture]] and distribution of [[inventions]], and sue in case of unlawful or [[deceptive]] copying. Common types of intellectual property rights include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright copyrights], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark trademarks], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent patents], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_design_right industrial design rights], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_secret trade secrets]. |
− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Intellectual Property''''' follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Intellectual_Property '''''this link'''''].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Intellectual Property''''' follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Intellectual_Property '''''this link'''''].</center> |
| Although laws and concepts behind copyright and patents are not new, the term intellectual property is relatively recent, dating from the 19th century. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Anne British Statute of Anne] 1710 and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Monopolies_1623 Statute of Monopolies] 1623 are now seen as the origins of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright copyright] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_law patent law] respectively. | | Although laws and concepts behind copyright and patents are not new, the term intellectual property is relatively recent, dating from the 19th century. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Anne British Statute of Anne] 1710 and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Monopolies_1623 Statute of Monopolies] 1623 are now seen as the origins of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright copyright] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_law patent law] respectively. |