Abstract: With the development of information technology, most knowledge transferring and communication are dealt with internet. But intellectual property risk exists in knowledge transferring, so knowledge transferring through internet will confront some intellectual property risk. Intellectual property risk is different when different mode is adopted in the process of knowledge transferring. On the basis of theory of richness internet communication are classified, then intellectual property risk and its reasons are analyzed under different modes in the process of knowledge transferring.

Key words: knowledge transferring, intellectual property risk, internet communication