Each year on April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual
Property Day, usually between numerous celebrations, seminars,
dinners, and, in this 2020, we would have been celebrating together
as a community in Singapore during the INTA Annual Meeting. There
is no doubt that the current situation forces us to stop and
reflect on how we have been living until today.
This year, the World Intellectual Property Organization –
WIPO – has framed the celebration under "Innovate for a
green future". During 2019, according to WIPO data, the
increase of international patent applications for innovative,
environmentally friendly technologies was almost noticeable.
It is undeniable that the theme that frames this celebration has
fitted perfectly with our current reality. Entire cities have been
left without movement, their citizens have disappeared, pollution
levels have decreased and even new inhabitants have taken to the
streets. Thus, it is necessary that as habitants of this
