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April 26th marks an important day as it represents World
Intellectual Property (IP) Day.
Declared in 2001 by the World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO), this is World IP Day's sixth anniversary, with Intellectual
Property – It starts with an idea as the theme for this year's celebration.
World IP Day is an opportunity to highlight the significance of
creativity and innovation in people's daily lives and in the betterment of society.
Dr. Kamil Idris, WIPO's Director General, reminds us on this occasion that:
World Intellectual Property Day is an opportunity to encourage
people to think about the role played by intellectual property in
everyday life, and about its importance in stimulating and safeguarding
innovation and creativity. This year we celebrate the starting
point of all intellectual property, the seeds from which all
innovations and creative works grow – ideas.
CIPO and its partners are already engaged in promoting World IP Day
in Canada, and are linking this year WIPO's theme to women's ingenuity
and creativity and highlighting Canadian women's contribution to innovation.
What is your take on this topic? Would you like to contribute an article
or provide comments? Visit our World IP Day
blog and find out how people are embracing this theme. We encourage
you to bookmark this blog address and to visit it often.
We invite you to take part and strengthen our IP awareness efforts
by promoting the following tools across your network. Thank you
for your support.
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