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intellectual property

noun

Etymology

First use appears c. 1769.

Definitions

  1. A kind of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect, such as…

    A kind of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect, such as patents, copyrights, and trademarks.

    • What Netflix really covets is closer to its current competencies: WBD's “intellectual property”, or in plain English, franchises such as Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Friends, pictured, and The Sopranos.

  2. Any individual work that is protected under intellectual property law.

    • One area of current change concerns intellectual properties and intellectual property rights. "Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture"

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA