Back ملكية صناعية Arabic Индустриална собственост Bulgarian Propietat industrial Catalan Βιομηχανική ιδιοκτησία Greek Propiedad industrial Spanish Propriété industrielle French 産業財産権 Japanese Индустриска сопственост Macedonian Własność przemysłowa Polish 工業所有權 Chinese
Industrial property is one of two subsets of intellectual property (the other being copyright), it takes a range of forms, including patents for inventions, industrial designs (aesthetic creations related to the appearance of industrial products), trademarks, service marks, layout-designs of integrated circuits, commercial names and designations, geographical indications and protection against unfair competition.[1][2][3] In some cases, aspects of intellectual creation, although present, are less clearly defined. The object of industrial property consists of signs conveying information, in particular to consumers, regarding products and services offered on the market. Protection is directed against unauthorized use of such signs that could mislead consumers, and against misleading practices in general.[4][5]
In United States legal terminology, industrial property refers to patented goods, trademarks, copyrights, and industrial designs that are owned by a business, and that the business may exclude others from using.[6]
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