Intellectual Property
http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/en/About-Design/Business-Essentials/Intellectual-property/

Stansfield, Iain
Design Council
2005

Abstract:

Intellectual property is the area of law that enables designers, innovators and other creative people to protect and exploit their work and to prevent misappropriation by others. It is concerned with the legal protection of 'the good idea'. Failure to obtain such protection can have serious economic and operational consequences.