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Intellectual property organizations

Okay kiddo, have you ever drawn a really amazing picture or written a really great story? You worked hard on it, right? Well, just like you own your picture or your story, there are bigger groups of people who own things too. They're called companies or organizations.

Sometimes, these companies or organizations come up with really cool ideas for inventions or write really great books that lots of people want to read. But they want to keep these ideas and stories safe, so they can keep making money off of them. That's where intellectual property comes in.

Intellectual property is like a fancy way of saying "ideas people own." It's things like inventions, songs, books, or even a special design for a sneaker. And just like how you own your picture, companies and organizations own their ideas.

To make sure people don't steal their ideas, these companies and organizations sometimes join special groups called intellectual property organizations. These groups help protect the companies' ideas and make sure no one else can use them without asking first.

Think of it like how your parents make sure no one takes your toys or snacks without asking first. These intellectual property organizations make sure no one takes the companies' toys, like their cool inventions or popular books, without asking first too.

So, in short, intellectual property organizations are groups that help companies protect their ideas so that they can keep making money off of them.
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