This document provides an overview of intellectual property rights, including the different types of intellectual property. It discusses that intellectual property rights protect creations and inventions from intellectual activity, with the most common types being patents, copyrights, trademarks, and geographical indications. Patents protect inventions, copyrights protect artistic and literary works, and trademarks protect symbols used to identify businesses and products. The objectives of intellectual property rights are to provide individual incentives to innovate and contribute to economic and technological growth, while also serving the public interest.