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Intellectual property

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Intellectual property is an umbrella term for legally protected creations, inventions, identifiers, and confidential information under distinct legal regimes.

Review status: 2027-02-24

Technical explanation

Its regimes include such categories as patents, copyright, trademarks, designs, and trade secrets, each with different subject matter and legal conditions.

Conceptual boundaries

Intellectual property is not ownership of all information and is not a synonym for copyright.

Provider-neutral example

Before putting a third-party dataset, brand name, code library, or creative work into an AI workflow, a team can identify the relevant right or license rather than calling every issue copyright.

Limitations

Whether a particular input, output, use, or ownership claim is protected depends on the applicable regime, facts, contracts, and jurisdiction.

Related concepts

Atomic claims and evidence

  1. 1.1WIPO, What is Intellectual Property?
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    WIPO, What is Intellectual Property?
    Source role
    Authoritative source
    Exact locator
    What is Intellectual Property?; Patents; Copyright; Trademarks; Trade secrets
    Supported claim
    WIPO identifies patents, copyright, trademarks, industrial designs, geographical indications, and trade secrets as distinct intellectual-property categories or rights.
    Last verification
    Review due
    Scope limitation
    The applicable right, protection conditions, and scope depend on the relevant legal regime and jurisdiction.
    1.2U.S. Copyright Office, Copyright in General (FAQ)
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    U.S. Copyright Office, Copyright in General (FAQ)
    Source role
    Authoritative source
    Exact locator
    How is copyright law different from patent, trademark, or trade secret law?
    Supported claim
    WIPO identifies patents, copyright, trademarks, industrial designs, geographical indications, and trade secrets as distinct intellectual-property categories or rights.
    Last verification
    Review due
    Scope limitation
    The applicable right, protection conditions, and scope depend on the relevant legal regime and jurisdiction.
  2. 2.1OECD AI Principles
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    OECD AI Principles
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    Authoritative source
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    Accountability
    Supported claim
    The OECD AI Principles identify intellectual-property rights among risks that AI actors should address through ongoing, context-appropriate risk management.
    Last verification
    Review due
    Scope limitation
    This is a principle-level risk-management statement; it does not determine ownership or infringement for a particular AI input or output.
    2.2WIPO, What is Intellectual Property?
    Source
    WIPO, What is Intellectual Property?
    Source role
    Authoritative source
    Exact locator
    What is Intellectual Property?
    Supported claim
    The OECD AI Principles identify intellectual-property rights among risks that AI actors should address through ongoing, context-appropriate risk management.
    Last verification
    Review due
    Scope limitation
    This is a principle-level risk-management statement; it does not determine ownership or infringement for a particular AI input or output.