The characteristics of intellectual property rights can be summarized as follows:

(1) Intangible property rights.

(2) Confirmation or granting must be directly stipulated by national special legislation.

(3) Duality: It has the nature of a certain personal right (such as the right to sign) and contains the content of property rights. But trademark rights are an exception. They only protect property rights, not personal rights.

(4) Exclusiveness: Intellectual property rights are exclusive to the rights holder. No one other than the right holder can enjoy or use this right without the consent of the right holder or special provisions of the law.

(5) Regionality: Intellectual property rights recognized and protected by the laws of a certain country only have legal effect within the territory of that country.

(6) Timeliness: The law stipulates a certain protection period for the protection of intellectual property rights, and intellectual property rights are valid within the statutory period.