IP Infringement refers to the illegal use of a trademark, patent, copyright or other type of IP.
Patent infringement occurs when someone makes, uses, or sells a patented invention without the permission of the owner. Generally speaking, for a patent infringement to occur, someone must make, use, or sell the invention in a country where the inventor holds a patent, without the direct or indirect permission of the owner.
Trademark infringement occurs when someone uses a trademark without the permission of the owner. Copyright infringement occurs when someone copies work, or performs or displays a work in public, without the permission of the owner. One common example of copyright infringement is plagiarism, which involves copying someone else’s work and claiming that it is your own.