THEORETICAL APPROACHES ON THE ECONOMIC CONTENT OF THE CATEGORY “INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY”

The phenomenon of the intellectual property is becoming more known, exceeding the dimensions of law and legal rules governing the protection of intellectual activity’s results. The approach to the category of intellectual property from the economic point of view is less studied, in comparison with its juridical aspects. In this article, the author examines the essence of the cathegory of intellectual property, especially within the framework of the economical science.