Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual Property rights
It is a bundle of rights that protects applications of ideas and information that have commercial and social value. IPR give creators certain exclusive rights over the knowledge and information they create to prevent others using it without permission. They take the form of copyrights, trade marks and patents. IPR support creation and innovation by offering a reward to those who develop new ideas.
References
Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright, Trade Marks and Allied Rights, Cornish W. and Llewelyn D., 2003 in HM Treasury (December 2006, p. 11)
The Gowers Review of Intellectual Property", Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London.
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