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Yes, generally speaking, there are three kinds of property: movable property, immovable property and intellectual property, of which the latter is intellectual property.

Intellectual property is an intangible property right, which is legally enjoyed after engaging in intellectual and creative activities. It is usually divided into two parts, namely "industrial property rights" and "copyright". According to the provisions of the Convention on the Establishment of the World Intellectual Property Organization signed in Stockholm in 1967, intellectual property rights include the rights to the following intellectual property rights: literary, artistic and scientific works; Performances by performing artists and records and radio programs; Inventions in all fields of human activities; Scientific discovery; Industrial product design; Trademarks, service marks and enterprise names and marks; Stop unfair competition in industry, science, literature or art and all other rights arising from intellectual activities. In a word, intellectual property rights involve all the achievements of human intellectual creation.

Legally speaking, intellectual property has three characteristics: 1. Regionality, that is, except for signing international conventions or bilateral and multilateral agreements, the rights obtained according to the laws of a country can only be valid within the territory of that country and protected by the laws of that country; 2, exclusive or exclusive, that is, only the obligee can enjoy, without the permission of the obligee, others may not exercise their rights; 3. Timeliness: the national laws stipulate a certain period of time for intellectual property rights, and the rights will automatically terminate after the expiration.

In order to protect the fruits of intellectual labor and promote invention and innovation, as early as 100 years ago, the international system for protecting intellectual property rights was established. The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property was signed in Paris in 1883, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works in Bern in 1886, and the madrid agreement concerning the international registration of marks in Madrid in 189 1. In addition, hague agreement concerning the international deposit of industrial designs (1925), Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services Registered with Trademarks (1957), Lisbon Agreement on the Protection of Names of Origin and Their International Registration (1958) and Patent Cooperation Treaty (/kloc-0) have been signed successively.

In order to promote worldwide protection of intellectual property rights and strengthen cooperation between countries and WIPO, 5 1 member countries of the International Union for the Protection of Industrial Property Rights and the International Union for the Protection of Literary Works jointly signed a treaty in Stockholm, Sweden on1July, 967 14, and established the World Intellectual Property Organization. The organization became one of the six specialized agencies of the United Nations/KLOC-0 in February 1974/KLOC-0.

In 1980s, China began to gradually establish an intellectual property system. 1983 March, China implemented the trademark law; 1April, 985, the implementation of the patent law; 1 September, 1990, the Copyright Law was promulgated, which came into effect on 199 1 June/year. China joined the World Intellectual Property Organization in 1980 and the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property in 1985. 19901February, China Intellectual Property Society was established. 1992 1 month 17, the Chinese and American governments signed the Memorandum on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights. By May 1994, China had acceded to the major international conventions for the protection of intellectual property rights, such as madrid agreement concerning the international registration of marks, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and universal copyright convention.

In 20001October, the 35th General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) discussed the proposal put forward by China and Algeria at the WIPO General Assembly in199, and decided to designate April 26th as the World Intellectual Property Day from 20001year.