Types of intellectual property rights

It has two types: one is copyright (also known as copyright and literary property rights) and the other is industrial property rights (also known as industrial property rights).

0 1. Copyright

Copyright, also known as copyright, refers to the property rights and spiritual rights that natural persons, legal persons or other organizations enjoy in accordance with the law for literary, artistic and scientific works. Mainly including copyright and neighboring rights related to copyright; Generally speaking, intellectual property mainly refers to computer software copyright and work registration.

02. Industrial property rights

Industrial property right refers to an intangible property right with practical economic significance in industries such as industry, commerce, agriculture and forestry, so the name "industrial property right" is more appropriate. It mainly includes patent right and trademark right.

Patent right refers to the exclusive right granted to an invention-creation within a certain period of time after it has filed a patent application with the State Patent Office and passed the examination according to law. According to China's patent law, there are three kinds of inventions, namely, inventions, utility models and designs.

Trademark right refers to the exclusive right granted by the trademark authority to the trademark owner to apply for trademark protection stipulated by national laws. A trademark is a commercial symbol used to distinguish goods and services from different sources. It consists of words, graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional symbols, color combinations and sounds, and the combination of the above elements. The acquisition of trademark rights in China must go through trademark registration procedures and implement the principle of first application.