Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property (Informational)

Intellectual Property (Informational)

Thesis Statement

Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets.

Summary

Intellectual property is a legal concept that encompasses copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, and other rights to conceptual creations that may be protected under the law in various jurisdictions, entitling their owner (which need not be the creator, as intellectual property rights are transferable. In some employment situations, they may automatically be the property of a business entity rather than the individual creator or creative team).

Detail

Intellectual property rights generally provide the owner not only with the right to compensation, but ...