1. Intellectual property rights include the following:

(1) Patent rights. Patent right is the right granted to the inventor or unit to monopolize, use and dispose of the achievements of invention and creation according to law;

(2) trademark rights. Trademark is a kind of mark specially designed and consciously placed on the surface of goods or their packaging to help people distinguish different goods;

(3) copyright. Copyright, also known as copyright, is the exclusive right of citizens, legal persons or unincorporated units to their own works of literature, art, natural science, engineering and technology according to law.

2. Legal basis: Article 123 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China

Civil subjects enjoy intellectual property rights according to law. Intellectual property rights are the exclusive rights enjoyed by the obligee for the following objects according to law:

(1) works;

(2) inventions, utility models and designs;

(3) trademarks;

(4) geographical indications;

(5) trade secrets;

(6) integrated circuit layout design;

(7) new plant varieties;

(8) Other objects specified by law.

2. What is the legal significance of protecting intellectual property rights

1. It provides legal protection for the rights and interests of people who have completed intellectual achievements and mobilizes people's enthusiasm and creativity in scientific and technological research and literary and artistic works;

2. It provides a legal mechanism for the popularization, application and dissemination of intellectual achievements, transforms intellectual achievements into productive forces, and applies them to production and construction, resulting in huge economic and social benefits;

3. It provides legal norms for international economic, technological, trade and cultural and artistic exchanges, and promotes the progress of human civilization and economic development;

4. As an important part of modern civil and commercial law, the legal system of intellectual property rights is of great significance to perfecting China's legal system and building a country ruled by law.