1 - Introduction to IP law Print this page 1.1 - Intellectual property (“IP”) 1.2- National rights – international scope 1.3 - Public goods 1.4 - IP-rights: facilitating a market for intangibles 1.5 - The legal foundation of intellectual property rights 1.6 - Limits to IP: the right to a public domain 1.7 - Purpose of IP: enhancing the public domain 1.8 - The essence of IP 1.9 - Obtaining IP protection ‹ Fundamentals of EU IP Law Up 1.1 - Intellectual property (“IP”) ›