intellectual property

intellectual property definition - business

intellectual property

Creation by wit including music, drawings, photographs, films, paintings, novels, inventions, and so forth. Copyrights, trademarks, and patents provide legal protection for intellectual property.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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