UN Holidays - International Intellectual Property Day

An annual holiday, the date of which dates back to 2001 and was chosen symbolically in honor of the special international UN Convention of 1970 The United Nations is constantly evolving, trying to fully meet the realities and needs of modern society All aspects of creativity and intellectual property began to be dealt with by its separate structure, established on April 26, 1970 - the World Intellectual Property Organization In September 2000, at the annual assembly of this international organization, at the proposal of representatives of China, a decision was made to adopt a holiday, a special day, with the help of which the emphasis can be placed on the importance for society of the development of intellectual property and its protection Effective tools are copyright, which protects individual mental work, trademarks, confirming rights, and all kinds of patents All this, according to the developers, are prerequisites for innovation The development of civilization is put at the forefront: with the help of innovations, people learn to control things and processes that seemed uncontrollable Development and protection of intellectual property attracts investment, compensates and rewards the efforts of the authors of various projects, and stimulates the generation of new ideas The power of the human mind through innovation, in turn, improves the quality of life of ordinary people Examples of this include: a device that condenses water from air, a 3-D printer that can restore damaged tissues of the human body Therefore, with the support of the UN, various actions and events are held on this holiday, which has become traditional in many countries They are aimed at attracting the attention and interest of the broad masses of the world community to the global problems of our time, which can be solved, among other things, with the help of various forms of intellectual property New, particularly relevant topics are identified every year For example, the 2012 Geneva exhibition “The Intellectual Legacy of S Jobs” reflected the main theme of the World Day: “Visionary Innovators” The main theme of 2017 is improving the quality of life of ordinary people, which manifests itself in completely different aspects One of these ways of implementation is the development of new, alternative energy sources, and the discussion of specific innovations related to this International Intellectual Property Day demonstrates to everyone the achievements of intellectual property in the formation and improvement of music, creativity, art, and engineering innovations that create the modern world