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• Copyright
• Patents
• Trademarks
• Industrial design rights
• Utility models
• Geographical indication
• Trade secrets
• Related rights
• Trade names
• Domain names

Sui generis rights

• Database rights
• Mask work
• Plant breeders' rights
• Supplementary protection certificate
• Indigenous intellectual property

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A trade secret is a formula, practice, process, design, instrument, pattern, or compilation of information which is not generally known or reasonably ascertainable, by which a business can obtain an economic advantage over competitors or customers. In some jurisdictions, such secrets are referred to as "confidential information" or "classified information".

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