Intellectual property is a category of legal rights protecting creations of the mind, such as inventions, software, literary works, designs, trademarks, and trade secrets. In AI contexts, it is relevant to training data, model outputs, licensing, ownership, attribution, and permissible use.
New or original innovations and creations of the mind, including but not limited to creative works, inventions, industrial designs, trade marks, and commercial names.
Intellectual property (IP) is defined by the World Intellectual Property Organization as the "creations of the mind, such as inventions, designs, literary and artistic works, performances, plant varieties, and names, signs and symbols." IP encompasses legal rights such as copyright, patents, and trademarks that protect creators' works.