Intellectual property rights mainly include:
1, patent right;
2. Trademark right;
3. Copyright (copyright);
4. Name of origin (geographical indication);
5. New plant varieties;
6. Trade secrets, etc.
Registered copyright protection has the following advantages:
1, with strong credibility, to determine its copyright ownership and solve potential disputes; At the same time, effectively prevent the occurrence of rights disputes;
2. Effectively defend and revoke others' malicious applications for trademarks and appearance patents;
3. It is an important document to solve copyright disputes and trademark infringement disputes;
4, as a legal certificate to license the use and transfer of copyright;
5. It can better consolidate the stability of trademark rights and avoid the situation that copyright is objected or declared invalid;
6. To prevent the trademark from losing its exclusive right after being revoked, the copyright belongs to the lifelong right, and even if the trademark is revoked, there is copyright to protect its legitimate rights and interests;
7. Better protect the integrity of your trademark, prevent it from being used by you, register in other kinds of trademarks, and dilute your brand value.
To sum up, intellectual property is the exclusive right of citizens, legal persons or other organizations to possess, use, dispose of and benefit from the fruits of their intellectual labor according to law. It is a kind of property right, protected by national laws, and no one may infringe upon it. It can be bought, sold, donated and used like tangible property such as houses and cars, and has value and use value. The value of some major patents, well-known trademarks or works is much higher than tangible property.
Legal basis:
Article 8 of the Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
Any sign that can distinguish the goods of natural persons, legal persons or other organizations from the goods of others, including words, graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional signs, color combinations and sounds, and the combination of the above elements, can apply for registration as a trademark.