知识产权是社会发展到一定时期，国家为激励创新、推动科技发展等公共政策需要，通过法律强制性地将各类智力成果设定为创造者在法律上的权利。所以，人们的智力活动成果能否被承认为知识产权并受到保护，只能由本国的知识产权法律说了算。

知识产权包括传统知识产权和新型知识产权。传统知识产权可大致分为著作权（Copyrights）、专利权（Patents）、商标权（Trademarks）；新型知识产权包括集成电路布图设计权、植物新品种权、地理标志权和商业秘密权。随着科技创新和社会发展的加快，知识产权外延类型的拓展范围将会越来越广、拓展速度也会越来越快。

以下是一些常用知识产权的例句：

Copyright

1. All contents and materials on this website are protected by copyrights. (本网站上的所有内容和材料均受版权保护。)
2. Copyright infringement can result in legal action and damages. (侵犯版权可能导致法律诉讼和赔偿。)
3. Only the owner of the copyright has the right to reproduce or distribute the work. (只有版权所有者有权复制或分发作品。)
4. Proper attribution must be given when using copyrighted materials. (使用受版权保护的材料时必须给予适当的归属。)

Patent

1. The invention is protected by a patent, which means that no one else can make, use or sell the invention without permission. (该发明受专利保护，这意味着未经许可，其他人不能制造、使用或销售该发明。)
2. Patent infringement can result in legal consequences, such as an injunction or damages. (专利侵权可能导致法律后果，例如禁令或赔偿。)
3. The patent holder has exclusive rights to the invention for a certain period of time, typically 20 years from the date of filing. (专利持有人在一定时间内拥有该发明的独家权利，通常是自申请日起20年。)
4. Before developing a new product or process, it's important to conduct a patent search to ensure that no similar inventions already exist. (在开发新产品或流程之前，重要的是进行专利搜索，以确保没有类似的发明已经存在。)
5. Provisional patents allow inventors to claim "patent pending" status while they continue to develop and refine their invention before filing for a full patent. (临时专利使发明者能够在提交完整专利之前，继续开发和完善其发明，并声称“专利申请待批”状态。)

Trademark

1. Trademark infringement occurs when a company or individual uses a trademark that is confusingly similar to a registered trademark, which can result in legal action. (商标侵权发生在公司或个人使用容易混淆的商标时，这可能会引起法律诉讼。)
2. It's important to conduct a trademark search before using a symbol, word, or phrase to ensure that it is not already registered or in use by another company. (在使用一个标志、词或短语之前进行商标搜索是很重要的，以确保它没有被另一个公司注册或使用。)
3. A trademark can also become genericized if it becomes too commonly used to describe a particular product or service, such as "kleenex" for facial tissues. (商标也可能变成普通名词，如果它被广泛用于描述某个特定的产品或服务，比如主要用于面部纸巾的“卫生纸”一词。)
4. Registering a trademark with the government provides legal protection, and allows the trademark owner to use the ® symbol to indicate that the trademark is registered. (通过政府注册商标可以提供法律保护，商标所有人可以使用®符号来表示该商标已经注册。)