World Intellectual Property Day is observed annually on 26 April. The event was established by the
World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO) in 2000 to "raise awareness of how patents, copyright,
trademarks and designs impact on daily life" and "to celebrate
creativity, and the contribution made by creators and
innovators to the development of societies across the globe". 26 April was chosen as this was the date on which the
Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization entered into force in 1970.
Each year, a message or theme is associated with the event:
- 2001 – Creating the Future Today
- 2002 – Encouraging Creativity
- 2003 – Make Intellectual Property Your Business
- 2004 – Encouraging Creativity
- 2005 – Think, Imagine, Create
- 2006 – It Starts With An Idea
- 2007 – Encouraging Creativity
- 2008 – Celebrating innovation and promoting respect for intellectual property
- 2009 – Green Innovation
- 2010 – Innovation – Linking the World
- 2011 – Designing the Future
- 2012 – Visionary Innovators
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