intellectual property noun
[noncount] law : something (such as an idea, invention, or process) that comes from a person's mind
▪ Any song that you write is your intellectual property. ▪ the protection of intellectual property rights [=the rights of a person who has thought of or invented something that other people want to use, profit from, etc.]
▪ Any song that you write is your intellectual property. ▪ the protection of intellectual property rights [=the rights of a person who has thought of or invented something that other people want to use, profit from, etc.]
