According to the provisions of China's "General Principles of Civil Law", intellectual property rights are civil rights and are a collective term for rights generated by law based on creative intellectual achievements and industrial and commercial marks. According to research by some scholars, the term was first proposed by the French scholar Kapuszov in the mid-17th century, and was later developed by the famous Belgian jurist Picardy, who defined it as "all rights derived from intellectual activities."

In essence, intellectual property is an intangible property right. Its object is intellectual achievements or knowledge products. It is a kind of intangible property or a kind of incorporeal spiritual wealth. It is the result of creative intellectual labor. The fruits of creative labor.

Like tangible property such as houses and cars, it is protected by national laws and has value and use value. The value of some major patents, well-known trademarks or works is also much higher than tangible properties such as houses and cars.

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Intellectual property rights

1. Personal rights

According to the content, intellectual property rights consist of personal rights and property rights. It consists of two parts, also called moral rights and economic rights.

The so-called personal rights refer to rights that are inseparable from the person of the person who has achieved intellectual achievements, and are the legal reflection of personal relationships. For example, the author's right to sign his work, or the right to publish or modify his work, etc., are moral rights.

2. Property rights

The so-called property rights refer to the right that the obligee can use these intellectual achievements to obtain rewards or rewards after their intellectual achievements are recognized by law. This right is also called for economic rights. It refers to the results obtained by intellectual creative work, and is a right that intellectual workers enjoy in accordance with the law on their results.

Baidu Encyclopedia--Intellectual Property