intellectual property

Noun

uncountable usually countable

(uncountable) Any product of someone's intellect that has commercial value: a piece of literature, a painting, an invention, a trademark, a trade secret, etc. Works protected under intellectual property law, and accorded intellectual property rights such as copyrights and patents.

Japanese Meaning

誰かの知的活動によって生み出された商業的価値を持つ創作物（例：文学、絵画、発明、商標、営業秘密など） / 知的財産権（著作権、特許など）によって法的に保護される作品や発明を指す

What is this buttons?

The startup hired a lawyer to protect its intellectual property before pitching to investors.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

そのスタートアップは投資家に提案する前に、自社の知的財産を守るために弁護士を雇った。

Details

Sense（1）

According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation