Intellectual property breaks down into two basic categories; (#1) IP rights that require registration , such as patents, trademarks, registered designs and domain names; and (#2) IP rights that may not require registration, such as copyright, unregistered design right, common law trademarks and know-how/confidential information. These different types of intellectual property will be directed towards protecting different things. However, some terms are often incorrectly used interchangeably.

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