intellectual property

== English == === Etymology === First use appears c. 1769. === Pronunciation === === Noun === intellectual property (usually uncountable, plural intellectual properties) (copyright law, uncountable) A kind of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect, such as patents, copyrights, and trademarks. Synonym: (initialism) IP (copyright law, countable) 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" For technology companies, a well-constructed system for managing intellectual properties is fundamental to being able to extract full value from the properties "Profiting from Intellectual Capital: Extracting Value from Innovation" By Patrick H. Sullivan ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== intellectual property on Wikipedia.Wikipedia