Examples of intellectual property in a Sentence

Any song that you write is your intellectual property.

Recent Examples on the Web McDonald’s has faced the risk of Russian officials seizing its intellectual property. — Michael Dabaie, WSJ, 19 May 2022 The move reflected the difficulty in convincing vaccine makers to share their know-how, an issue that has deadlocked talks at the World Trade Organization over whether to waive intellectual property rights. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 23 Feb. 2022 The video games industry in the early 2000s scaled up primarily through intellectual property, producing sequels to popular games. — Washington Post, 4 May 2022 Plenty of other organizations are testing the waters with NFTs, including big intellectual property owners such as Disney and many videogame companies. — David Bloom, Forbes, 3 May 2022 Investment in equipment and machinery rose 15% in the first quarter of this year, and investment in intellectual property (like software and research & development) rose 8.1%. — CNN, 3 May 2022 Additionally, Sposato has brought on Ben Press as chief development officer, set to oversee brand partnership strategy, talent relations and intellectual property acquisitions. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Apr. 2022 So far, her day-to-day work includes managing internal corporate matters, such as the structuring of legal entities and intellectual property issues, and facilitating meetings with potential investors and customers. — Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022 The treaty establishes international standards for copyrights and patents, as well as minimum intellectual property protection criteria individual countries have to meet. — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2022 See More

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“Intellectual property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intellectual%20property. Accessed 25 May. 2022.

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