Relationship between Intellectual Assets and Intellectual Property Rights
知的財産 / Intellectual Property
The intellectual property right system is a system for protecting what is created by intellectual creation activities as the property of the creator. “Intellectual property” and “intellectual property right” are defined as follows in Article 2 of the Intellectual Property Basic Act.
この法律で「知的財産」とは、発明、考案、植物の新品種、意匠、著作物その他の人間の創造的活動により生み出されるもの(発見又は解明がされた自然の法則又は現象であって、産業上の利用可能性があるものを含む。)、商標、商号その他事業活動に用いられる商品又は役務を表示するもの及び営業秘密その他の事業活動に有用な技術上又は営業上の情報をいう。
この法律で「知的財産権」とは、特許権、実用新案権、育成者権、意匠権、著作権、商標権その他の知的財産に関して法令により定められた権利又は法律上保護される利益に係る権利をいう。
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atent
Patents
A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention. Generally speaking, a patent provides the patent owner with the right to decide how - or whether - the invention can be used by others. In exchange for this right, the patent owner makes technical information about the invention publicly available in the published patent document.(WIPO)
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ark
Trademarks
A trademark is a sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises. Trademarks date back to ancient times when artisans used to put their signature or "mark" on their products.(WIPO)
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odel
Utility model
A utility model is the right to exclusively and exclusively devise the invention relating to the shape, structure, and combination of articles, and a patent-like intellectual property right. it is generally cheaper to obtain and maintain, has a shorter term, shorter grant lag, and less stringent patentability requirements.
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esign
Designs
An industrial design constitutes the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an article. A design may consist of three-dimensional features, such as the shape or surface of an article, or of two-dimensional features, such as patterns, lines or color.(WIPO)
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opy
Copyright
Copyright is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works. Works covered by copyright range from books, music, paintings, sculpture and films, to computer programs, databases, advertisements, maps and technical drawings.(WIPO)
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ayout
Integrated circuit layout
Integrated circuit layout, also known IC layout, IC mask layout, or mask design, is the representation of an integrated circuit in terms of planar geometric shapes which correspond to the patterns of metal, oxide, or semiconductor layers that make up the components of the integrated circuit.
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reeder
Plant breeders' rights
Plant breeders' rights (PBR), also known as plant variety rights (PVR), are rights granted to the breeder of a new variety of plant that give the breeder exclusive control over the propagating material (including seed, cuttings, divisions, tissue culture) and harvested material (cut flowers, fruit, foliage).
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ecret
Trade secrets
Trade secrets are IP rights on confidential information which may be sold or licensed. The unauthorized acquisition, use or disclosure of such secret information in a manner contrary to honest commercial practices by others is regarded as an unfair practice and a violation of the trade secret protection.(WIPO)
