The general characteristics of intellectual property include the following:
Intangibility: The intellectual achievements protected by intellectual property rights, such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, etc., are intangible, they do not exist in the material world, and can only be protected by legal means.
Exclusivity: Intellectual property rights are the exclusive property of the right holder, and no one other than the right holder can enjoy or use such rights without the consent of the right holder or special provisions of the law.
Territoriality: The intellectual property rights recognized and protected by the laws of a certain country only have legal effect within the territory of that country, but international conventions or bilateral and multilateral agreements may change this.
Timeliness: The law stipulates a certain period of protection for the protection of intellectual property rights, and intellectual property rights are valid within the statutory period.