Intellectual property infringement
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An intellectual property infringement is the infringement
or violation of an intellectual property right. There are several types of intellectual property rights, such as copyright
s, patent
s, and trademark
s. Therefore, an intellectual property infringement may for instance be a
Techniques to detect (or deter) intellectual property infringement include:
Infringement
Infringement, when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language.In a legal context, an infringement refers to the violation of a law or a right. This includes intellectual property infringements such as:*Copyright infringement...
or violation of an intellectual property right. There are several types of intellectual property rights, such as copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
s, patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
s, and trademark
Trademark
A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
s. Therefore, an intellectual property infringement may for instance be a
- Copyright infringementCopyright infringementCopyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.- "Piracy" :...
- Patent infringementPatent infringementPatent infringement is the commission of a prohibited act with respect to a patented invention without permission from the patent holder. Permission may typically be granted in the form of a license. The definition of patent infringement may vary by jurisdiction, but it typically includes using or...
- Trademark infringementTrademark infringementTrademark infringement is a violation of the exclusive rights attaching to a trademark without the authorization of the trademark owner or any licensees...
Techniques to detect (or deter) intellectual property infringement include:
- Fictitious entryFictitious entryFictitious entries, also known as fake entries, Mountweazels, ghost word and nihil articles, are deliberately incorrect entries or articles in reference works such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, and directories. Entries in reference works normally originate from a reliable external source,...
, such as:- Fictitious dictionary entry. An example is EsquivalienceEsquivalience"Esquivalience" is a fictitious entry in the New Oxford American Dictionary , which was designed and included to protect copyright of the publication....
included in the New Oxford American Dictionary (NOAD) - Trap streetTrap streetA trap street is a fictitious entry in the form of a misrepresented street on a map, often outside the area the map nominally covers, for the purpose of "trapping" potential copyright violators of the map, who will be unable to justify the inclusion of the "trap street" on their map...
, a fictitious street included on a map for the purpose of "trapping" potential copyright violators of the map
- Fictitious dictionary entry. An example is Esquivalience
- Watermarking
See also
- Code of non-infringementCode of non-infringementThe Code of Non-Infringement refers to the accepted business practice and custom among certain performance artists, particularly clowns, that an artist's unique performance attributes are proprietary and cannot be used or claimed by another...
- Design aroundDesign aroundIn the field of patents, the phrase "to design around" means to invent an alternative to a patented invention that does not infringe the patent’s claims. The phrase can also refer to the invention itself....
(patent law) - Intellectual property violation in the People's Republic of China