Intellectual property rights are "the collective term for rights generated by law based on creative achievements and industrial and commercial marks." The three most important intellectual property rights are copyright, patent rights and trademark rights. Patent rights and trademark rights are also collectively referred to as industrial property rights. Intellectual property rights in English are "intellectual property", which is also translated as intellectual achievement rights, intellectual property rights or intellectual property rights. ”

In my country, patents have three meanings:

First, patent rights refer to the patent rights enjoyed by the patentee, that is, the state grants the patentee within a certain period of time in accordance with the law. Or its successors have the exclusive right to use their inventions and creations. The emphasis here is on rights.

Second, it refers to inventions and creations protected by patent law, that is, patented technologies, which are recognized by the country and are disclosed. "Patent" here specifically refers to technology or solutions protected by national law.

Third, it refers to the patent issued by the Patent Office confirming the applicant's invention. The patent certificate for the patent right enjoyed by the invention or the patent document recording the content of the invention and creation refers to the specific material document.

When a patent is understood as a patent right, it belongs to the three types of intellectual property rights. One way, the two are inclusive relationships.

When patent is understood to have other meanings, they are completely different concepts.