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Related Hashtags | #Innovation, #IP, #Copyright |
2024 Date | 26 April 2024 |
2025 Date | 26 April 2025 |
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World Intellectual Property Day is dedicated to raising awareness about the role that intellectual property rights (copyrights, patents, trademarks, and design rights) play in encouraging innovation and creativity. The day allows for increased understanding, respect, and protection of intellectual property. These rights are essential in promoting innovation, fostering technological progress, encouraging artistic expression, and managing valuable knowledge assets in a globally connected world. As such, the observance serves to highlight the importance that investing in intellect, protecting innovations and legally securing inventions confers on economies and societies. The inception of World Intellectual Property Day was in 2000 when member states of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) established April 26th as a day to focus on the importance of IP rights. In the United Kingdom, intellectual assets are recognized as significant contributors to the economic growth and competitiveness of the country. The UK Intellectual Property Office estimates that industries which rely heavily on intellectual property contribute approximately £127 billion to the UK economy. Given that, the day presents a unique opportunity to understand the complex role of intellectual property in the UK's economy, culture, and society. In the United Kingdom, World Intellectual Property Day is observed through a range of activities including seminars, roundtable discussions, exhibitions and creative competitions, collectively aimed at raising awareness about the value of intellectual property. The UK Intellectual Property Office, along with other stakeholders, play a key role in spearheading these initiatives, fostering dialogue, and informing the public. World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated each year on April 26th. Individuals and organisations across the UK join their counterparts worldwide to reflect on the instrumental role that intellectual property rights play in shaping the future of innovation and creativity. Top X Posts (formerly Tweets) for World Intellectual Property Day -Updated
Facts about World Intellectual Property Day
In the News and Trending in the UK for World Intellectual Property DayUpdated World Intellectual Property Day: What is it and why is it important? - Sheffield Olympic Legacy Parksheffieldolympiclegacypark.co.uk Oman to mark ‘World Intellectual Property Day’ on April 26 - The Arabian Stories Newsthearabianstories.com Don’t miss it! Join us for World Intellectual Property Day OPUS IP Patent Agents/Attorneys Manchester Stockport North-west UKopusip.co.uk Event: World Intellectual Property Day 2023 | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISDiisd.org
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