- Intellectual property law covers primary rights such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. It also covers sui generis rights and public domain works.
- The economic and cultural importance of intellectual property is increasing rapidly as the fortunes of many businesses now depend heavily on intellectual property rights.
- The term "intellectual property" refers to legal doctrines that regulate the uses of ideas, expressions, inventions, and insignia. This includes copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity, and other laws.