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intellectual property

NOUN
protected property created by original thought
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That sentiment can often seem true in a market where studio executives favor sequels and drab intellectual property over originality and fresh takes.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

These days, the upsurge in streaming television and its hunger for content has made books an even more ubiquitous source of intellectual property for the small screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It doesn’t manufacture fuel cells like Bloom but instead licenses the intellectual property behind them.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The company will use the money to hire more staff, grow the audience of its brands and develop new intellectual property, Drucker Mann said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Inseparable from the idea of discovery were the ideas of progress and intellectual property.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton



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