Intellectual property rights, also known as "knowledge ownership rights", refer to "the exclusive rights enjoyed by rights holders in accordance with the law on the results of their intellectual labor and the marks and reputation in their business activities", which are generally only available in Valid for a limited time. Various intellectual creations such as inventions, designs, literary and artistic works, as well as logos, names, and images used in business can be considered intellectual property rights owned by a certain person or organization. The term "intellectual property" appeared after the establishment of the World Intellectual Property Organization in 1967.
Intellectual property rights are exclusive rights regarding the fruits of intellectual labor created by human beings in social practice. With the development of science and technology, in order to better protect the interests of property owners, the intellectual property system has emerged and is constantly being improved. Nowadays, there are more and more infringements of intellectual property rights such as patent rights, copyrights, and trademark rights. The modern patent system emerged in the first half of the 17th century; a hundred years later, the "patent specification" system emerged; and more than a hundred years later, starting from the needs of the courts in handling infringement disputes, the "claims" system emerged. "system. In the 21st century, intellectual property rights are closely related to human life. Intellectual property rights are everywhere. We can see its important role in business competition.
On April 24, 2017, the Supreme People’s Court issued the “Outline for Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in China” for the first time. In September 2018, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Several Issues Concerning Strengthening Reform and Innovation in the Field of Intellectual Property Trial" and other important documents. In 2019, the "2018 China Intellectual Property Development Situation Evaluation Report" was released: On November 24 of the same year, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Strengthening Intellectual Property Protection" and issued a notice requiring All regions and departments conscientiously implement it based on actual conditions. Meaning
1. Etymology
2. Concept
Intellectual property is essentially an intangible property right, and its object is intellectual achievements or knowledge. Product is a kind of intangible property or a kind of intangible spiritual wealth. It is the labor result created by creative intellectual labor. 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.
3. Type
Intellectual property rights are the ownership rights of the results generated by intellectual labor. It is granted to qualified authors, inventors or owners of results within a certain period of time in accordance with the laws of various countries. exclusive rights.
(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.