Who does a database actually belong to? And can you apply for patents on software? With the rise of all kinds of digital innovations, questions about them are also increasing. In this brochure, we have listed the most common concerns about intellectual property (IP) for you. Whether you write your own code or use the code of others using open source: in both cases, you have to deal with the question of ownership. But this question also arises with technical developments, creative work and data (collections). So who owns the intellectual property and what rules does the owner set?