In 2000, World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) member states designated April 26 – the day on which the WIPO Convention came into force in 1970 – as World Intellectual Property Day with the aim of increasing general understanding of IP. Since then, World IP Day has offered a unique opportunity each year to join with others around the globe to consider how IP contributes to the flourishing of music and the arts and to driving the technological innovation that helps shape our world.
World IP Day 2022 “IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future”
Under this year’s theme, “IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future”, the World IP Day 2022 campaign takes a closer look to how young inventors, creators and entrepreneurs can use intellectual property (IP) rights to achieve their goals, generate income, create jobs, tackle local and global challenges and support community and national development. For details of World IP Day 2022, please visit WIPO’s webpage (http://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/).
Special Television Series - “IP • New Opportunities”
To celebrate World IP Day 2022, a prelude to the special television series “IP • New Opportunities” premiered on RTHK TV 31 on 26 April 2022 at 9:25pm. Titled “Innovative Robot Technology”, the episode highlighted the importance of intellectual property to technology research and development. View the episode here
This series of 12 5-minute episodes will be broadcast on RTHK TV 31 starting from 17 May 2022, at 7:25pm every Tuesday. The series will feature how enterprises can make good use of Hong Kong's unique resources, advantages and intellectual property professional services to capture business opportunities.
The Intellectual Property Department (IPD) will organise an online concert to encourage the development of original music and to promote intellectual property literacy among the younger generation and the general public. Replay the "IP Literacy Concert"
In support of World IP Day, the Intellectual Property Department published relevant advertorials on various newspapers, magazines and platforms in April to promote IP and respect for IP rights.
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