Intellectual property rights, also known as "intellectual property rights", refer to "the property rights enjoyed by rights holders over the results of their intellectual work" and are generally only valid for a limited period of time. Various intellectual creations such as inventions, literary and artistic works, as well as logos, names, images and designs used in commerce can be considered intellectual property rights owned by a person or organization.

Intellectual property rights are the exclusive rights regarding the fruits of intellectual labor created by human beings in social practice.