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Contents 1 What is Intellectual Property? 1.1 Content Covered by different IP regimes 1.2 Comparison of Copyright, Patent, and Trademark restrictions 1.3 See Also

[edit] What is Intellectual Property?

Intellectual property rights (IPR) are a mechanism for encouraging people to create innovative works, processes, designs, or brands by granting them a limited monopoly on their creations.

See also: Copyright

The charts below explain the various types of intellectual property.

[edit] Content Covered by different IP regimes

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[edit] Comparison of Copyright, Patent, and Trademark restrictions

Image:CopyrightPatentTrademarkComparison.png

[edit] See Also

• "Intellectual Property" at Wikipedia