知的財産権(ちてきざいさんけん)

ちてきざいさんけん
noun
intellectual property rights
legallawbusiness
1. intellectual property rights
Legal rights over creations of the mind, such as inventions, works of art and writing, designs, and brand names. In Japan they include patent, copyright, trademark, and design rights.
知的財産権(ちてきざいさんけん)を守(まも)る。
To protect intellectual property rights.
それは知的財産権(ちてきざいさんけん)の侵害(しんがい)にあたる。
That constitutes an infringement of intellectual property rights.
Before selling the product abroad, we consulted a lawyer about intellectual property rights.

Often shortened to 知財(ちざい), as in 知財(ちざい)部(ぶ) (a company's IP department).

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