Briefly describe the characteristics of intellectual property and intellectual property objects.

Answer: (1) Intellectual property, also known as "ownership of knowledge", refers to the exclusive rights enjoyed by the obligee according to law for the achievements created by his intellectual labor and the marks and reputation in business activities, which are generally valid only for a limited time. All kinds of intellectual creations, such as inventions, designs, literary and artistic works, as well as signs, names and images used in business, can be regarded as intellectual property rights owned by a certain person or organization. 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.

(2) The object of intellectual property rights has the following characteristics:

1. The most essential feature of intellectual property object is invisibility. The object of intellectual property rights is intellectual achievements and commercial marks without material form. This is why intellectual property rights are different from property rights. Specifically, the object of copyright is a work, the object of patent right is an invention and the object of trademark right is a trademark.

2. Proprietary, also known as monopoly, means that there can only be one intellectual property right on the same intellectual achievement or business mark. For example, if two or more people make the same invention, only one person can be granted a patent right; If two people apply for the registration of a trademark for the same commodity with the same or similar marks, the Trademark Office can only register one of them, but not both.

3. regionality. Regionality has two meanings: first, intellectual property rights are only valid within the geographical scope of the specific country or region where they are produced, and this regionality gradually disappears with the international protection of intellectual property rights; Secondly, the authorization and transfer of intellectual property rights are related to regions. That is, the authorization and transfer of intellectual property rights must be clear about the geographical scope, and only a specific geographical area is authorized to exercise intellectual property rights, so it is an infringement for the licensee to exercise intellectual property rights beyond that geographical scope.

4. timeliness. All intellectual property rights have a certain period of time. After this time, the intellectual achievements protected by intellectual property rights will enter the public domain and be enjoyed by all mankind, and anyone can use them for free. However, the limitation of trademark right is purely based on management needs, and the trademark owner can continue to renew it.