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patent protection  

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  • With the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement, most developed and developing nations have an established system for protecting intellectual property. Intellectual property, the product of a person's or company's originality and creativity, is usually protected in one of four forms: through copyrights, trademarks, protections of trade secrets, or patents. [Source: Encyclopedia of New Venture Management; Patent Protection]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/patent_protection

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