TY - JOUR T1 - Use of Intellectual Property in the Tourism Sector AU - Lis-Gutierrez, Melissa AU - Lis-Gutierrez, Jenny-Paola AU - Gaitan-Angulo, Mercedes AU - Moros, Andreina AU - Viloria, Amelec JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 12 IS - 11 SP - 2838 EP - 2841 PY - 2017 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2017.2838.2841 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2017.2838.2841 KW - Turism KW -management of intellectual property KW -industrial property KW -scenarios KW -culture AB - This study aims to establish the scenarios in which it is possible to carry out effective protection of intellectual property in the sector services sector and specifically in tourism. For this purpose, a literature review was carried out both in tourism and in the application of intellectual property to the services sector. It was possible to identify that the use of intellectual property in the sector can favor the promotion of tourism, knowledge, traditions and national culture. It was also established that intellectual property protection mechanisms are associated with copyright, domain names and platforms, trademarks (mainly umbrella brand), geographical indications and industrial designs. ER -