Korean slang profile
IP
IP
An abbreviation for intellectual property. In content industries, it refers to creative assets such as characters or works used across products and businesses.
An abbreviation for intellectual property. In content industries, it refers to creative assets such as characters or works used across products and businesses.
- Expanded form
- Intellectual PropertyIntellectual Property
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 24, 2023
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
이 캐릭터 IP를 활용한 문구 상품이 나왔다.
Stationery products using this character IP were released.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
The World Intellectual Property Organization abbreviates ‘Intellectual property’ as IP, giving inventions, literary and artistic works, and designs as examples. The candidate article covers character IP development and product distribution. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [K콘텐츠, 디지털 한류 첨병]<2회>K콘텐츠 수출, '같이의 가치'로 시장을 확대한다 (전자신문)Published Jul 24, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
- What is Intellectual Property? (WIPO)Original source checked Nov 13, 2026