intellectual property
noun [ U ] law specialized uk/ɪn.təlˌek.tju.əl ˈprɒp.ə.ti/ us/ɪn.t̬əlˌek.tʃu.əl ˈprɑː.pɚ.t̬i/
(abbreviation IP)知识产权
someone's idea, invention, creation, etc., that can be protected by law from being copied by someone else