The Emergence Machine

Intellectual Property

abstract · Law · Level 11 · E10

E10Institutions

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Emergence definition

intellectual-property emerges from property. It requires law, time.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “intellectual property” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
intellectual property
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L4L2L1L0Intellectual Pro…OriginalArtPropertySkillBearingDesignOrganismPolitics… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesCopyrightL12PatentL12TrademarkL12Trade SecretL14Intellectual Pro…L11DesignL4PropertyL8OriginalL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Design L4 (requires) polysemous
    Intellectual property refers to exclusive rights granted to creators over their original works, such as inventions, designs, and expressions, for a specified period of time.
  • Property L8 (required)
    Understanding intellectual-property requires knowledge of property.
  • Original L10 (requires)
    Intellectual property refers to exclusive rights granted to creators over their original works, such as inventions, designs, and expressions, for a specified period of time.

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