The significance of intellectual property rights:
1. Protecting intellectual property rights can bring huge economic benefits to enterprises and enhance their economic strength. The exclusiveness of intellectual property rights determines that enterprises can be invincible in the market only if they have independent intellectual property rights. More and more enterprises are beginning to realize the great role of intangible assets such as technology, brand and trade secrets, and how to make these intangible assets gradually increase in value depends on the reasonable protection of intellectual property rights.
2. Protecting intellectual property rights is conducive to promoting foreign trade and introducing foreign businessmen and capital. China joined the World Trade Organization on 200 1, 12 and 1, and implemented the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights to protect the intellectual property rights of natural persons, legal persons or other organizations at home and abroad. Without the protection of intellectual property rights, China cannot participate in world trade activities.
3. It provides legal protection for the rights and interests of people who have completed intellectual achievements, and mobilizes people's enthusiasm and creativity in scientific and technological research and literary and artistic works. It provides a legal mechanism for the popularization, application and dissemination of intellectual achievements, transforms intellectual achievements into productive forces and applies them to production and construction, resulting in huge economic and social benefits. It provides legal norms for international economic, technological, trade, cultural and artistic exchanges, and promotes the progress of human civilization and economic development.
4. As an important part of modern civil and commercial law, the legal system of intellectual property rights is of great significance to perfecting China's legal system and building a country ruled by law.
Legal basis: Article 1 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Anti-Unfair Competition Law: This Law is formulated in order to promote the healthy development of the socialist market economy, encourage and protect fair competition, stop unfair competition and protect the legitimate rights and interests of operators and consumers.