INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY // IP:

1. Refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce:

2. Work or invention that is the result of creativity, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc. or may protect by other means such as trade secret:

3. Any product of the human intellect that the law protects from unauthorized use by others.

DEVELOPMENT:

1. The process or result of producing or creating something new or more advanced:

2. To make active or promote the growth of a new and refined product or idea:

3. The act or process of creation, especially by deliberate effort over time.

PARTNERS:

1. A person or group that collaborates with another or others in the same activity or effort:

2. Any of a number of individuals with interests and investments in a business or enterprise:

3. One that is united or associated with another or others in the success of a common interest.