World intellectual property Day is being observed on 26th of April across the globe.
International Day of Intellectual Property has been heavily criticized by several activists as well as scholars as one-sided propaganda in favor of traditional copyright, ignoring alternatives related to copyleft and the free culture movement.
Intellectual property refers to makings of the mind, creations, literary and artistic works, and symbols, titles and images used in Marketable activities.
World Intellectual Property Day is being observed on 26th of April across the globe.
The international day of intellectual property is observed across the globe to primarily spread awareness about the role that intellectual property rights such as Patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyright play in inspiring Innovation as well as creativity.
The international day of intellectual property also aims to increase awareness and understanding of the intellectual property.
The key purpose of intellectual property law is to boost the creation of a great diversity of intellectual Goods and Services for consumers.
This event has been criticized by a number of activists and scholars as one-sided propaganda in favour of traditional copyright, ignoring alternatives related to copyleft and the free culture movement.
The theme of World Intellectual Property Day 2019 is Reach for Gold: IP and sports.