知的財産(ちてきざいさん)

ちてきざいさん
noun
intellectual property
1. intellectual property; IP
Creations of the mind such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, and names used in commerce. A legal and business term covering patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets.
知的財産(ちてきざいさん)を守(まも)る。
To protect intellectual property.
知的財産権(ちてきざいさんけん)の侵害(しんがい)は違法(いほう)です。
Infringement of intellectual property rights is illegal.
この会社(かいしゃ)は知的財産(ちてきざいさん)の管理(かんり)に力(ちから)を入(い)れている。
This company puts effort into managing its intellectual property.

知的財産(ちてきざいさん) is the formal legal term for intellectual property. Often abbreviated to 知財(ちざい) in business and casual contexts.

COMPOUNDS:

  • 知的財産権(ちてきざいさんけん): intellectual property rights
  • 知的財産(ちてきざいさん)戦略(せんりゃく): IP strategy
  • 知財(ちざい)部(ぶ): IP department

TYPES OF IP:

  • 特許(とっきょ): patent
  • 著作権(ちょさくけん): copyright
  • 商標(しょうひょう): trademark
  • 意匠権(いしょうけん): design right

USAGE:
Primarily used in legal, business, and academic contexts. The abbreviation 知財(ちざい) is very common in everyday business conversation.

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Added 2026.3.23 18:26 · Revised 2026.3.28 18:17
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