The object of intellectual property protection is intellectual achievements or knowledge products, which are the fruits of labor created by creative intellectual labor. Specifically reflected in the following aspects:

(1) Copyright and neighboring rights. Copyright, also known as copyright, refers to the personal and property rights enjoyed by authors of literary, artistic and scientific works and their related subjects in accordance with the law. Neighboring rights are called “copyright-related rights and interests” in copyright law.

(2) Patent rights, that is, the exclusive rights to implement inventions, utility models and designs that natural persons, legal persons or other organizations enjoy within a certain period of time in accordance with the law.

(3) Trademark rights, that is, the various rights that the trademark registrant or rights successor enjoys over the registered trademark within the statutory period.

(4) Trade secret rights, that is, the exclusive rights enjoyed by civil subjects in accordance with the law over technical information or business information that are trade secrets.

(5) New plant variety rights, that is, the exclusive right to use the authorized varieties enjoyed by units or individuals who have completed the breeding in accordance with the law.

(6) Integrated circuit layout design rights, that is, the exclusive rights enjoyed by natural persons, legal persons or other organizations in accordance with the law over integrated circuit layout designs.

(7) Trade name right, that is, the exclusive right to use a trade name that a commercial entity enjoys within a certain geographical scope according to law.

Legal Basis

Article 123 of the "People's Republic of China and Civil Code" Definition of Intellectual Property Rights Civil subjects enjoy intellectual property rights in accordance with the law. Intellectual property rights are the exclusive rights enjoyed by obligees in accordance with the law with respect to the following objects: (1) works; (2) inventions, utility models, and designs; (3) trademarks; (4) geographical indications; (5) trade secrets; (5) trade secrets; 6) Integrated circuit layout design; (7) New plant varieties; (8) Other objects specified by law.

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