intellectual property

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun Any of various products of the intellect that have commercial value, including copyrighted property such as literary or artistic works, and ideational property, such as patents, business methods, and industrial processes.
• noun The set of rights protecting such works and property from unlawful infringement.

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• noun Any product of someone's intellect that has commercial value: copyrights, patents, trademarks and trade secrets.

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• noun intangible property that is the result of creativity (such as patents or trademarks or copyrights)