Intellectual property, which means "intellectual property" in English, originally means "intellectual (property) ownership" or "intellectual (property) ownership", also known as intellectual property, is an intangible property right in essence, and the object is intellectual achievements or intellectual products. Intellectual property rights belong to civil rights and are protected by state laws.
Intellectual property rights are "the collective name of rights based on creative achievements and industrial and commercial marks". The three main intellectual property rights are copyright, patent right and trademark right, among which patent right and trademark right are also collectively referred to as industrial property rights. Intellectual property is "intellectual property" in English, and it is also translated into intellectual property, intellectual property or intellectual property.
What is intellectual property?
1, patent: invention patent: strict examination, high gold content, inventions are divided into product inventions (such as machines, instruments, equipment, appliances, etc. ) and method invention (manufacturing method).
Patent of utility model: utility model refers to a new technical scheme suitable for practical use for the shape, structure or combination of products. Low cost and short development cycle.
Appearance patent: a new visual thing, is the intangible assets of enterprises.
2. Software copyright: Computer software copyright refers to all kinds of exclusive rights enjoyed by software developers or other rights holders according to relevant copyright laws. Software copyright can be divided into individual registration and enterprise registration. Enterprises to declare double soft certification or high-tech enterprise certification need to ensure that the copyright is in the state of enterprise registration.
3. Copyright of works (copyright): refers to the rights enjoyed by authors of literary, artistic and scientific works (including property rights and personal rights). Copyright is a kind of intellectual property, including natural science, social science and works of literature, music, drama, painting, sculpture, photography, pictures and movies.
4. Layout design of integrated circuits: refers to the three-dimensional configuration of at least two components and some or all interconnection lines in an integrated circuit, or the above-mentioned three-dimensional configuration prepared for manufacturing integrated circuits. The layout design of integrated circuits is essentially a graphic design, but it is not an industrial design and cannot be protected by patent law. From the procedure of patent acquisition, the patent application approval time is too long and the cost is high, which is not conducive to the popularization and application of technology.
5. Trademarks: Trademarks are signs used to distinguish one operator's brand or service from other operators' goods or services. China's Trademark Law stipulates that trademarks approved and registered by the Trademark Office, including commodity trademarks, service trademarks, collective trademarks and certification trademarks, enjoy the exclusive right to use trademarks and are protected by law. If it is a well-known trademark, it will be protected by cross-category laws.