The nature and characteristics of intellectual property rights

Intellectual property rights, compared with other civil rights, has the following four characteristics:

1. Intangibility. With movable and immovable property such as tangible property, intellectual property belongs to the intangible property. This feature distinguishes it from all tangible property and people enjoy the rights of tangible property. 2. proprietary. Intellectual property rights of the exclusive nature of its intangible nature is intrinsically linked to the intellectual property rights of the owner of its intellectual property rights have the exclusive right. 3. territoriality. The territoriality of intellectual property rights is closely related to national sovereignty, which means that intellectual property rights are only generated in the country that grants them or recognizes their rights, and can only be legally protected within the scope of the country where they are legally effective. 4. temporal. The temporal nature of intellectual property rights means that intellectual property rights are legally protected only within the period prescribed by law, and once the validity period prescribed by law is exceeded, this right will be annihilated by itself or the intellectual property rights will disappear according to law. The main reason for this provision is to take into account the appropriate balance between the interests of the individual and the public **** interests, intellectual property rights, such intangible property, only in the period of time specified by law is protected, and if the indefinite protection is not conducive to the further dissemination of scientific and technological culture and development.

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Intellectual property rights have the theoretical characteristics of intangibility, exclusivity, temporality and territoriality

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