# Intellectual Property Rights

> any patent, registered design, copyright, database right, design right, trade mark, application to register any of the aforementioned rights, trade

**Term:** Intellectual Property Rights  
**Last updated:** 2026-06-12

## Definition

### Definition 1

patents, utility models, rights to inventions, copyright and neighbouring and related rights, trade marks and service marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up and trade dress, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off or unfair competition, rights in designs, database rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential information (including know-how and trade secrets) and all other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world.

### Definition 2

patents, rights to inventions, registered and unregistered trade and service marks, copyrights, rights in the nature of copyright, registered designs and unregistered design rights, rights in know how and all other intellectual property rights and analogous rights as may exist anywhere in the world for the full term of those rights together with all reversions, revisions, extensions and renewals, all registrations and pending registrations, the benefit of any pending applications for such registrations and the right to apply for registrations or for the protection of such rights and all rights of action, powers or benefits belonging or accrued in relation to such rights (including the right to sue for and recover damages for past infringement);.

## Context

### Relevant circumstances

- When all forms of IP, registered or unregistered, must be captured in a clause
- If a comprehensive assignment or licence of IP is being granted
- Where future and worldwide rights need to be included in the definition

### Relevant sectors

- Real Estate
- IP & Licensing
- Technology

## Relevant contract types

- [Intellectual Property Agreement](https://www.genieai.co/en-us/template-type/intellectual-property-agreement)
- [Intellectual Property assignment agreement](https://www.genieai.co/en-us/template-type/intellectual-property-assignment-agreement)
- [Property Deed](https://www.genieai.co/en-us/template-type/property-deed)

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