intellectual property

noun

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Examples: intellectual property in a Sentence

Definition of intellectual property

: property (such as an idea, invention, or process) that derives from the work of the mind or intellect; also : an application, right, or registration relating to this

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Examples of intellectual property in a Sentence

Any song that you write is your intellectual property.

Recent Examples of intellectual property from the Web

The Associated Press reported this week that the State Department plans to shorten the length of some visas issued to Chinese residents beginning June 11 as Trump works to counter alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property by Beijing.

— andrea k. mcdaniels, baltimoresun.com, "Syrian aid worker has full scholarship to Johns Hopkins, but worries he can't get a visa," 1 June 2018
The State Department said Tuesday that the administration plans to shorten the length of validity for some visas issued to Chinese citizens as President Donald Trump works to counter alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property by Beijing.

— lindsay ellis, San Antonio Express-News, "Colleges could see fewer Chinese students," 31 May 2018
Second, the ever-increasing value of intellectual property could be exploited with a longer term.

— glenn fleishman, The Atlantic, "A Landslide of Classic Art Is About to Enter the Public Domain," 8 Apr. 2018
Last week, the White House announced sweeping tariffs that target China’s aviation, technology and machinery sectors following an investigation that determined that China engaged in unfair practices to take advantage of U.S. intellectual property.

— justin worland, Time, "How China Could Use 'America First' to Its Advantage," 28 Mar. 2018
After nearly a decade of debate, the South African government has issued a new intellectual property policy that was greeted with enthusiasm by patient advocates, who maintained the directive will greatly widen access to medicines.

— ed silverman, STAT, "South Africa suggests overhauling patent policies to widen access to medicines," 31 May 2018
Over the years, the United States has been justly frustrated by China’s lack of protections for intellectual property and its willingness (tacit or explicit) to support various forms of industrial espionage to extract US business secrets.

— evan horowitz, BostonGlobe.com, "US moves closer to risky trade war without a clear end game," 31 May 2018
Brenner is a former federal prosecutor who specializes in entertainment and intellectual property litigation in the Los Angeles office of Loeb & Loeb.

— michael mccann, SI.com, "Could CM Punk and Colt Cabana Be Found Culpable for Defamation?," 31 May 2018
The lawsuit alleges at least 30 violations and seeks unspecified damages and an injunction against further use of the estate’s intellectual property.

— Washington Post, "Michael Jackson’s estate sues Disney, ABC over TV special," 30 May 2018

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First Known Use of intellectual property

1769

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