{"id":155,"date":"2021-12-09T14:44:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/?p=155"},"modified":"2024-07-31T11:59:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T10:59:00","slug":"what-is-intellectual-property-ip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2021\/12\/09\/what-is-intellectual-property-ip\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Intellectual Property (IP)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Intellectual Property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of human intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It empowers creators to restrict others from using their creative works. It includes copyright, patents and trademarks, which are all protected by specific laws: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2021\/12\/08\/what-is-copyrightable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copyright <\/a><\/strong>is a legal right that grants the creator of original work exclusive rights for its use and distribution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Trademarks <\/strong>enable producers of goods and services to protect their reputation, and they safeguard the public by giving them a simple way to differentiate between similar products and services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Patents <\/strong>give inventors a time-limited monopoly on their inventions as an exclusive right to exploit them. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Design rights<\/strong> protect the visual appearance of an object or part of an object.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Other types of IP are <strong>trade secrets, publicity rights and moral rights<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Go to next <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2021\/11\/12\/copying-creativity\/\" target=\"_blank\">Copying and creativity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Back <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:9px\">The author takes no responsibility for the content of this page, which is not intended as binding legal advice. 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