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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > laws and regulations > legal rights > intellectual property rights
Preferred Term:

intellectual property rights

Definition:
The legal protection for inventions, including new technologies or new organisms (such as new plant varieties). The owner of these rights can control their use and earn the rewards for their use. This encourages further innovation and creativity for the benefit of us all. Intellectual property rights protection includes various types of patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
legal rights
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/47477
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