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Intellectual Property Law — EN · ES · IT.

25 terms from Intellectual Property Law, each with its Spanish and Italian equivalent and a plain-language definition. Open any term for its own page.

Even the name of the field shifts: Spanish propiedad intelectual traditionally means copyright, with patents and trademarks grouped under propiedad industrial, while Italian and English use "intellectual property" as the umbrella term. Registration systems (USPTO, OEPM, IMPI, UIBM, EUIPO) and concepts such as derechos morales/diritti morali, which U.S. copyright law recognises only narrowly, require certified translations of licences, assignments and filings to state the source-system term and the office involved.

Intellectual property

ENIntellectual property — Legal rights over creations of the mind.

ESPropiedad intelectual

ITProprietà intellettuale

Copyright

ENCopyright — The exclusive right to reproduce and use a work.

ESDerecho de autor

ITDiritto d'autore

Author

ENAuthor — The creator of an original work.

ESAutor

ITAutore

Work (protected)

ENWork (protected) — An original creation protected by copyright.

ESObra

ITOpera dell'ingegno

Moral rights

ENMoral rights — An author's personal, non-transferable rights in a work.

ESDerechos morales

ITDiritti morali d'autore

Economic rights

ENEconomic rights — The economic rights to exploit a work.

ESDerechos patrimoniales

ITDiritti patrimoniali d'autore

Patent

ENPatent — An exclusive right over an invention for a period.

ESPatente

ITBrevetto

Invention

ENInvention — A new and useful technical creation.

ESInvención

ITInvenzione

Utility model

ENUtility model — A minor invention given limited protection.

ESModelo de utilidad

ITModello di utilità

Trademark

ENTrademark — A sign distinguishing goods or services.

ESMarca

ITMarchio

Trade secret

ENTrade secret — Confidential business information with commercial value.

ESSecreto comercial / industrial

ITSegreto industriale / commerciale

Industrial design

ENIndustrial design — Protection for the appearance of a product.

ESDiseño industrial

ITDisegno / Modello industriale

License

ENLicense — Permission to use intellectual property rights.

ESLicencia

ITLicenza

Royalty

ENRoyalty — Payment for the use of intellectual property.

ESRegalía / Canon

ITRoyalty / Canone

Infringement

ENInfringement — Unauthorised use of protected rights.

ESInfracción / Violación

ITViolazione / Contraffazione

Counterfeiting

ENCounterfeiting — Imitation of branded goods to deceive.

ESFalsificación

ITContraffazione

Piracy

ENPiracy — Unauthorised copying or distribution of works.

ESPiratería

ITPirateria

Public domain

ENPublic domain — Works no longer protected by IP rights.

ESDominio público

ITPubblico dominio

Registration (IP)

ENRegistration (IP) — Official recording of an IP right.

ESRegistro / Inscripción

ITRegistrazione / Deposito

Priority right

ENPriority right — The right to claim an earlier filing date.

ESDerecho de prioridad

ITDiritto di priorità

Fair use

ENFair use — Limited use of protected work without permission.

ESUso legítimo / Uso justo

ITLibera utilizzazione

Domain name

ENDomain name — An internet address that can carry IP rights.

ESNombre de dominio

ITNome a dominio

Geographical indication

ENGeographical indication — A sign identifying a product's origin and qualities.

ESIndicación geográfica / Denominación de origen

ITIndicazione geografica

Collective mark

ENCollective mark — A mark used by members of an association.

ESMarca colectiva

ITMarchio collettivo

Plant variety right

ENPlant variety right — Protection for new plant varieties.

ESDerecho de obtentor / variedad vegetal

ITPrivativa varietale

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This page is for general orientation only. It is not legal advice and does not substitute for advice from licensed counsel in the relevant jurisdiction. Terminology varies between countries and between civil-law and common-law systems; the equivalents shown here are the most common in cross-border practice.

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