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In
general, intellectual property is protected by giving the creator of a work or
an inventor exclusive rights to commercially exploit his creation or invention
for a limited period of time. These rights can also be sold, licensed or
otherwise disposed of by the rightsholder.
Intellectual
property rights are granted under the national laws of each country or region.
In addition, various international agreements on intellectual property rights
harmonize laws and procedures, or allow intellectual property rights to be
registered at the same time in several countries. Different types of
intellectual property - literary and artistic creations, inventions, brand
names, and designs, to name a few - are protected in different ways:
- Creations
in the fields of literature and arts, such as books, paintings, music, films and
records as well as software, are generally protected through copyright or
so-called related rights;
- Technological
inventions are typically protected by patents;
- Distinctive
features - such as words, symbols, smells, sounds, colours and shapes - that
distinguish one product or service from another, can be protected by trademark
rights;
- The
specific external appearance given to objects, such as furniture, car body
parts, tableware or jewellery, may enjoy design protection;
- Geographical
indications and trade secrets are also considered to be types of intellectual
property and most countries provide some form of legal protection for them;
- Rules
to prevent unfair competition in the commercial world also help protect trade
secrets and other types of intellectual property;
- Plant
varieties are protected mainly by a specific IP protection regime called plant
variety rights, and may also be protected by patents or by a combination of the
two systems; and
- Specific legal protection is provided in
some countries for integrated circuits and databases.
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