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Intellectual property

First in use: the 1700s
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Internet Protocol

First in use: c. 1974

IP / Intellectual property / Internet Protocol

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Patents vs. packets.

Which meaning of IP is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Intellectual property came first (the 1700s). Internet Protocol arrived in 1974. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · the 1700s

Intellectual property

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Duplicate · c. 1974

Internet Protocol

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