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intellectual property

something produced by the mind, of which the ownership or right to use may be legally protected by a copyright, patent, trademark, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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