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intellectual property

NOUN
protected property created by original thought
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The loo will come with a fan and exhaust pipe to channel odours out of the car, according to the filing on China's intellectual property administration seen by the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Notably it does not protect them from federal criminal violations, intellectual property claims or violations of sex trafficking laws.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

The move by Allbirds follows an agreement in March to sell its intellectual property to brand licenser American Exchange Group for $39 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The company recently agreed to sell its intellectual property and other assets to American Exchange Group.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

As mass media has grown corporatized—with journalism, publishing, moviemaking, and the music business getting sold and merged into fewer and larger monoliths— geeks feel ever more entitled to take whatever intellectual property they want.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz