Every April 26, we celebrate the World Intellectual Property Day, an opportunity to learn about the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity.
World IP Day 2023 – Women and IP: Accelerating innovation and creativity – celebrates the work of trailblazing women around the world and raises awareness about why it is so important to encourage more women to participate in the IP system.
What is WIPO?
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is the global forum for intellectual property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation. We are a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 193 member states.
With mission to lead the development of a balanced and effective international IP system that enables innovation and creativity for the benefit of all.
mandate, governing bodies and procedures are set out in the WIPO Convention, which established WIPO in 1967.
HQ: Geneva, Switzerland
Estd: 1967
Director General: Daren tang
intellectual property” shall include the rights relating to:
What is Intellectual property?
- literary, artistic and scientific works,
- performances of performing artists, phonograms, and broadcasts,
- inventions in all fields of human endeavor,
- scientific discoveries,
- industrial designs,
- trademarks, service marks, and commercial names and designations,
- protection against unfair competition,
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