1. Patent refers to inventions and creations protected by patent law, that is, patented technology. It is a proprietary technology recognized by the country and protected by law on the basis of disclosure. In my country, patents are divided into three types: invention, utility model and design. 2. Intellectual property rights, also known as "knowledge ownership rights", refer to "the property rights enjoyed by obligees of the results created by their intellectual labor." It has two categories: one is copyright (also known as copyright, literary property), and the other is industrial property (also known as industrial property). (1) Copyright Copyright, also known as copyright, refers to the general term for the property rights and moral rights that natural persons, legal persons or other organizations enjoy in accordance with the law with respect to literary, artistic and scientific works. It mainly includes copyright and neighboring rights related to copyright; usually, the intellectual property rights we talk about mainly refer to computer software copyright and work registration. (2) Industrial property rights Industrial property rights refer to an intangible property right with practical economic significance in industry, commerce, agriculture, forestry and other industries. From this point of view, the name "industrial property rights" is more appropriate. Mainly including patent rights and trademark rights. 3. In summary, intellectual property rights include patent rights.