Intellectual property and Trade secret

Intellectual property noun - Intangible property that is the result of creativity (such as patents or trademarks or copyrights).

Trade secret and intellectual property are semantically related. in protected property created by original thought topic. In some cases you can use "Trade secret" instead a noun phrase "Intellectual property".

Trade secret noun - A secret (method or device or formula) that gives a manufacturer an advantage over the competition.

Intellectual property and trade secret are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Intellectual property" with "Trade secret", this phrases are similar.