What You Need to Know: Intellectual Property

Copyright: but what does it mean?
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What is intellectual property, and how does it differ from, say, copyright? Here are the basics, in plain English.

What is IPR?

'Intellectual property rights', or IPR, is an umbrella term for a range of protection for both tangible and intangible ‘creations’. Some rights are automatic but some you have to