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What counts as intellectual property

Intellectual property is something unique that you physically create. An idea alone is not intellectual property. For example, an idea for a book doesn’t count, but the words you’ve written do.

Owning intellectual property

You own intellectual property if you:

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  created it (and it meets the requirements for copyright, a patent or a design)
  
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  bought intellectual property rights from the creator or a previous owner
  
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  have a brand that could be a trade mark, eg a well-known product name
  

Intellectual property can:

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  have more than one owner
  
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  belong to people or businesses
  
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  be sold or transferred