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If you suspect another person or business of infringing on your intellectual property, you could take legal action and protect your legal rights.
What is intellectual property?
The definition of intellectual property is ‘any type of intangible property that is a result of creativity’. This covers designs, logos, and artistic or literary, works as well as inventions.
What are your intellectual property rights?
If you suspect another person or business of infringing on your intellectual property, you could take legal action.
You are also able to take action if you think that somebody has stolen your tangible property or if they have infringed your copyright by selling copies of a product you designed or invented. For example, if another business has stolen your start-up idea, if an individual has copied your artwork, or if another company is selling your products as their own, action can usually be taken.
The first step is always to establish exactly what sort of infringement has taken place. Perhaps your patented product is being sold by another business without your permission, or your copyright is being infringed.