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intellectual property

NOUN
protected property created by original thought
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Another scheme is from British startup Books By People, which this week announced its certification mark for human-authored works had been registered by the country's intellectual property office.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The more important question may be where the valuable parts of the industry - its people, intellectual property, research and manufacturing - ultimately end up.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“The unauthorized use of our restaurant premises, signage, logos, or any other proprietary elements in your content may constitute a violation of our intellectual property rights.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

It is "very unlikely" that Tsuda's voice will be outright denied publicity rights, Tatsuhiro Ueno, a professor of intellectual property studies at Waseda University, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

It did not occur to Browne that the notion of intellectual property owed as much to Columbus as to the printing press.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton



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