ABSTRACT
The term intellectual property (IP) is used to describe a range of intellectual assets including documentation, drawings, databases, software, procedures, patents and trademarks.
Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are rights, granted by the State, restricting unauthorized use of intellectual property. Some IPRs are granted automatically; whilst some must be won, and maintained, by an often expensive legal process. These are described more fully in Appendix 1.
