World Intellectual Property Day

A Significant Day for WIPO

Back in the year 2000, the member states of the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) designated the 26^th of April to be marked as World Intellectual Property Day. This day is very significant for WIPO, as it was the day on which the WIPO Convention came into force way back in 1970. The WIPO Convention was the constituent instrument which set up WIPO.

Since its early days, World IP Day has offered a unique yearly opportunity to regroup and consider how IP contributed to the flourishing of new technology, music, and the arts.

Theme for 2021

This year, the theme chosen by the WIPO is 'IP & SME: Taking your ideas to market'. Every great product or invention, snack or technology starts off as an idea, and unfortunately, a small percentage of ideas make it to commercialization. This perhaps perilous journey has been chosen by the WIPO to take center stage at this year's World IP Day, most especially, with the critical role SMEs have