Intellectual property

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1. Introduction to intellectual property rights
Intellectual property rights, also known as "knowledge rights", refers to "property rights enjoyed by rights holders for the results created by their intellectual work" and generally only valid for a limited time. Various intellectual creations such as inventions, designs, literary and artistic works, as well as logos, names, and images used in business can be considered intellectual property owned by an individual or organization. According to Professor Mark Lemley of the Stanford Law School, the term "intellectual property" is widely used after the establishment of the World Intellectual Property Organization in 1967. (In recent years, some Chinese media frequently use IP to refer to intellectual property rights. This usage is wrong. In the general English context, IP refers to the internet protocol, the Internet protocol. It is rare to see the use of IP and intellectual property. )
Intellectual property is the exclusive right to the fruits of intellectual labor created by human beings in social practice. With the development of science and technology, in order to better protect the interests of property owners, the intellectual property system has emerged as the times require and is constantly improving. Nowadays, there are more and more violations of intellectual property rights such as patents, copyrights and trademarks. In the first half of the 17th century, a modern patent system was created; one hundred years later, a "patent specification" system was created; after more than one hundred years, the "claims" came into being when the courts began to deal with infringement disputes. "system. In the 21st century, intellectual property is closely related to human life. It is full of intellectual property everywhere. We can see his important role in business competition.
Industrial property rights are constituted by invention patents, trademarks and industrial designs. Industrial property rights include patents, trademarks, service marks, manufacturer names, appellations of origin, and the right to plant new varieties and exclusive rights to layout designs of integrated circuits. On April 24, 2017, the Supreme Law first published the "Outline of China's Intellectual Property Judicial Protection."

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