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Lords In Focus by Eren Waitzman. It was first published on Thursday, 21 April 2016. It was last updated on Thursday, 21 April 2016.


World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April 2016

In 2000, member states from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) designated 26 April of every year as World Intellectual Property Day, with the aim of “increasing [the] general understanding of intellectual property”. The subject for this year’s World Intellectual Property Day is “Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined”, with the WIPO particularly focusing on “exploring some of the issues surrounding our cultural future”, for example, how we create, access and finance it.

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Secondary information

Type
Research briefing
Reference
LIF-2016-0025 
Category
Lords In Focus - Topical
Subjects
Investment Legislation World Intellectual Property Organization
Legislation
Intellectual Property Act 2014
Contains statistics
Yes
Published by
House of Lords Library
Link
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