Introduction
English is "intellectual property", its original meaning is "knowledge (property) ownership" or "intellectual (property) ownership", also known as intellectual property rights. In Taiwan, China, it is called intellectual property rights. According to the provisions of my country's "General Principles of Civil Law", intellectual property rights are civil rights and are a collective term for rights generated by law based on creative intellectual achievements and industrial and commercial marks. According to research by some scholars, the term was first proposed by the French scholar Kapuszov in the mid-17th century, and was later developed by the famous Belgian jurist Picardy, who defined it as "all rights derived from intellectual activities."
Concept
Intellectual property rights refer to the rights to possess, use, dispose of and benefit from the fruits of intellectual labor in accordance with the law. Intellectual property is a kind of intangible property. Like tangible property such as houses and cars, it is protected by national laws and has value and use value. The value of some major patents, well-known trademarks or works is also much higher than tangible properties such as houses and cars.
Origin
According to research by scholars, the term was first proposed by the French scholar Kapuszov in the mid-17th century, and was later developed by the famous Belgian jurist Picardy. Defined as "all rights derived from intellectual activities".
Type
Intellectual property is the ownership of results generated by intellectual work. It is an exclusive right granted to qualified authors, inventors or owners of results within a certain period of time in accordance with the laws of various countries. There are two types of rights: one is copyright and the other is industrial property rights. Copyright refers to the copyright owner’s rights to sign, publish, use, license others to use, and obtain remuneration for his or her literary works; industrial property rights include invention patents, utility model patents, design patents, trademarks, service marks, and manufacturer names. , source name or origin name, etc. According to the content, intellectual property rights consist of two parts: personal rights and property rights, also called moral rights and economic rights. The so-called personal rights refer to rights that are inseparable from the person of the person who has achieved intellectual achievements, and are the legal reflection of personal relationships. For example, the author's right to sign on his work, or the right to publish or modify his work, etc., is a moral right; the so-called property right means that after the intellectual achievements are recognized by the law, the right holder can use these intellectual achievements to obtain rewards or receive benefits. The right to reward is also called economic right. It refers to the results obtained by intellectual creative work, and is a right that intellectual workers enjoy in accordance with the law on their results.