intellectual property
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4.6
- noun
- /ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuəl ˈprɒpərti/
- Specialized
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propiedad intelectual
- Understanding intellectual property laws is crucial for anyone wishing to protect their creative work.
- intellectual property rights
- intellectual property protection
- intellectual property laws
So the question becomes how far do those intellectual property rights extend, right?
- So the question becomes how far do those intellectual property rights extend, right?
- OK, we lose more every year in intellectual property theft than in almost anything.
- And writers are the ones who create the content, the intellectual property.
- The video that you are watching is indeed my intellectual property, right?
- How important is holding on to your intellectual property?
- Because movies are property, movies are intellectual property.
- They have a little bricks and mortar, maybe a little bit of goodwill or intellectual property and a lot of other financial assets.
- And so the importance of developing intellectual property cannot be underestimated.
- If it is a narcissistic situation, you may lose your investment time or intellectual property.
Examples
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Applied to digital resources, copyright and intellectual property rights are a huge problem!
Academic text (2017) -
We also see the increasing value of intellectual property to corporate valuations and competitive advantage.
Academic text (1999) -
The video that you are watching is indeed my intellectual property, right?
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So the question becomes how far do those intellectual property rights extend, right?
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Another of its key principles is that national intellectual property rights are independent of one another.
Academic text (1994) -
OK, we lose more every year in intellectual property theft than in almost anything.
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Moreover, regulators can also restrict access to this information to protect the intellectual property rights of developers.
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As noted earlier in this paper, differences in intellectual property regimes may constitute substantial barriers to trade.
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In our post-luncheon session, we will be looking at protecting intellectual property abroad in a technologically changing world.
Academic text (1999) -
Many startups rely on intellectual property to secure their inventions and innovations.
Synonyms
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6.1
Legal rights that protect new ideas and creative works like inventions, books, and logos
Antonyms
How Specific
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase transparently combines 'intellectual' (relating to the mind) with 'property' (an asset), so a learner who knows both words can reasonably infer it means assets/rights relating to creations of the mind. This compositional pattern is common across languages and in English, so the basic meaning is derivable at B1 level even if detailed legal nuances may require instruction.
Etymology
Intellectual property imagines ideas as things you can own. The word property makes you think of owned objects and intellectual points to the mind, so the picture of 'owning' an idea helps explain why the phrase means rights to protect 'creations of the mind'.