Intellectual property infringement

Intellectual property law and Intellectual rights
Primary rights
Copyright Patent Trademark Trade dress Trade secret Geographical indication
Sui generis rights
Authors' rights Database right Indigenous intellectual property Industrial design right Integrated circuit layout design protection Moral rights Plant breeders' rights Related rights Supplementary protection certificate Utility model
Related topics
Abandonware Anti-copyright Bioprospecting Limitations and exceptions to copyright (Fair dealing Fair use Right to quote) Orphan works Public domain Societal views Traditional safety valves Outline of intellectual property

An intellectual property infringement is the infringement or violation of an intellectual property right. There are several types of intellectual property rights, such as copyrights, patents, and trademarks. Therefore, an intellectual property infringement may for instance be a

Techniques to detect (or deter) intellectual property infringement include:

Fictitious entry, such as:
- Fictitious dictionary entry. An example is Esquivalience included in the New Oxford American Dictionary (NOAD)
- Trap street, a fictitious street included on a map for the purpose of "trapping" potential copyright violators of the map
Watermarking

Designing around a patent may in some cases constitute a way to avoid infringement it.

Intellectual property infringement

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