Intellectual property

Immaterial goods of intellectual origin, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names, images and utility models. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are a complex of rights that protect economically and societally valuable applications of ideas and information. In each case, the creators of the property in question are granted certain exclusive rights to the new findings and information they have produced. Such rights have the purpose of preventing unauthorized uses. The types of rights that are differentiated include industrial property rights (for inventions, brands, utility models and indications of geographic origin) and copyrights (for literary or artistic works such as novels, films, musical compositions, paintings, photographs and architectural designs).