1. Intellectual property is the exclusive right enjoyed by the obligee to the following objects according to law:
(1) works;
(2) Inventions, utility models and designs;
(3) Trademarks;
(4) Geographical indications;
(5) Business secrets;
(6) Layout design of integrated circuits;
(7) New plant varieties;
(8) Other objects prescribed by law.
2. Legal basis: Article 444 of the General Principles of Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the State Code Law.
Where the right to exclusive use of a registered trademark, patent right, copyright and other intellectual property rights are pledged, the pledge right shall be established at the time of pledge registration.
After the pledge of property rights in intellectual property rights, the pledgor may not transfer or license others to use them, unless the pledgor and the pledgee agree through consultation. The pledgor shall pay off the debts in advance to the pledgee or deposit the price for transferring or allowing others to use the pledged intellectual property rights.
Article 600
Where the subject matter with intellectual property rights is sold, the intellectual property rights of the subject matter do not belong to the buyer, except as otherwise provided by law or agreed by the parties.
2. What are the characteristics of intellectual property rights?
The characteristics of intellectual property rights can be summarized as follows:
1, intangible property right.
2. Confirmation or grant must be directly stipulated by special national legislation.
3. Duality: both the nature of personal rights and the content of property rights. But the trademark right is an exception, it only protects property rights, not personal rights.
4. Appropriateness: Intellectual property is the exclusive right of the right subject. Without the consent of the creditor or special provisions of the law, no one except the creditor may enjoy or use this right.
5. Regionality: Intellectual property rights recognized and protected by a country's laws have legal effect only within the country.
6. Timeliness: The law stipulates a certain period of protection for intellectual property rights, and intellectual property rights are only valid within the statutory period.