- Timeline of Communication Systems: Introduction
 
        
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        Intellectual property 
     
Intellectual property, very generally, relates to the output that result from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary and artistic fields. Traditionally intellectual property is divided into two branches: 1) industrial property ( inventions,  marks,  industrial designs, unfair competition and geographical indications), and 2) copyright. The protection of intellectual property is guaranteed through a variety of laws, which grant the creators of intellectual goods, and services certain time-limited  rights to control the use made of their products. 
  
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