noun
[ U ] ( law ) an idea, a design, etc. that sb has created and that the law prevents other people from copying :
intellectual property rights
noun
[ U ] ( law ) an idea, a design, etc. that sb has created and that the law prevents other people from copying :
intellectual property rights
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005