Intellectual property rights are mainly divided into seven types, including copyright, industrial design rights, invention rights, utility model rights, scientific discovery rights, trademark rights and other scientific and technological achievement rights.
1. Copyright
Copyright refers to the personal and property rights that authors of literary, artistic and scientific works and their related subjects enjoy in accordance with the law over the works. Copyright is usually closely related to the creation, publication, dissemination and performance of works. The subject of copyright can be an individual, a group or a country, and the object is various forms of literary, artistic and scientific works.
2. Industrial Design Rights
Industrial design rights refer to the exclusive rights to the design of a product. This right mainly protects the design of the product to prevent unauthorized use or imitation by others. The objects of industrial design rights include the designs of various industrial products.
3. Invention rights
Invention rights refer to the exclusive rights enjoyed by inventions. Invention rights mainly protect new technological solutions to encourage people to actively invent and create and promote scientific and technological progress. The objects of invention rights include inventions in various technical fields.
IV. Utility model rights
Utility model rights refer to the exclusive rights enjoyed by utility model results. Utility models are slightly different from inventions. They mainly protect technical solutions that are novel, creative and practical. The objects of utility model rights include utility model achievements in various technical fields.
5. The right to scientific discovery
The right to scientific discovery refers to the exclusive right to scientific discoveries. This right mainly protects new scientific discoveries to encourage people to actively explore unknown areas. The objects of scientific discovery rights include discoveries in various scientific fields.
6. Trademark Rights
Trademark rights refer to the exclusive rights enjoyed by trademark owners over their registered trademarks. Trademark rights mainly protect trademark logos to prevent unauthorized use or imitation by others. The subject matter of trademarks includes various commercial signs.
7. Rights to other scientific and technological achievements
Other rights to scientific and technological achievements refer to the exclusive rights enjoyed by various non-patented scientific and technological achievements. This right mainly protects non-patented scientific and technological achievements, such as computer software, trade secrets, etc. The objects of other scientific and technological achievement rights include various non-patented scientific and technological achievements.