Network intellectual property rights are various intellectual property rights caused by or related to the development of digital networks. Copyright includes copyright and neighboring rights, and industrial property rights include patents, inventions, utility models, designs, trademarks, trade names, etc. In addition to the connotation of traditional intellectual property rights, network intellectual property also includes databases, computer software, multimedia, network domain names, digital works, and electronic copyrights. Therefore, the concept of intellectual property in the network environment has expanded a lot. We often come into contact with email public interests on the Internet, letters seen on electronic bulletin boards and news forums, online news databases, computer software, photos, pictures, music, animations, etc. on data transmission stations, All may be protected by copyright as works.
Online resources have their own unique characteristics compared with traditional text resources. The first is digitization and networking, which are the basic characteristics of network information resources. Second, there is a large amount of information and a wide variety of information. The number of IE views every day is astronomical. Third, the information update cycle is short. Network information saves printing, transportation and other links, and data can be uploaded in time. Fourth, the resources are huge and open. Information resources are not subject to geographical restrictions. Any computer connected to the Internet can upload and download information. Fifth, the organization is decentralized and there is no unified management mechanism and organization.
English domain names, Chinese domain names, general URLs, and wireless URLs are the legal network property rights resources of enterprises and institutions on the Internet in China. They are a new type of intellectual property rights launched by the China Internet Network Information Center and should be adapted to existing In some intellectual property protection systems, the existing intellectual property registration content and the registration of network resources are connected. Each network resource applied for registration is queried and compared. Once duplication or conflict is found, it will be authorized by the China Internet Network Information Center. Institution—(Intellectual Property Registration Service Agency) for follow-up processing.
According to the "China Supreme People's Court", English domain names, Chinese domain names, general URLs, and wireless URLs have the function of brand trademark identification, are protected by national laws, are globally unique, and have been officially included in the International Intellectual Property Office. intellectual property system.
These characteristics of network information resources determine that network intellectual property rights have completely different characteristics from traditional intellectual property rights. For example, intellectual property rights are proprietary, while the protection of network intellectual property rights is open and public. information; intellectual property rights are regional, while network intellectual property rights are borderless.
Characteristics:
1. Digitization and networking, which are the basic characteristics of network information resources;
2. Large amount of information, various types, and daily The number of IE views is astronomical;
3. The new information cycle is short, network information saves printing, transportation and other links, and data can be uploaded in time;
4. The resources are huge and open It is highly flexible and information resources are not subject to geographical restrictions. Any computer connected to the Internet can upload and download information;
5. The organization is scattered and there is no unified management mechanism and organization.