What are the general characteristics that distinguish patents from tangible property and other intangible assets?

It refers to the exclusive right that people enjoy in accordance with the law on their intellectual labor achievements, usually the exclusive right or exclusive right granted by the state to their intellectual achievements in a certain period of time. In essence, intellectual property is an intangible property right, and its object is intellectual achievements or knowledge products, an intangible property or formless spiritual wealth, and a labor achievement created by creative intellectual labor.