Workshop on 26th April 2017

• Report on Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) on 26 April 2017 at India International School, Sitapura, Jaipur

India International School, Sitapura, Jaipur have organized a workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)” on 26 April 2017 to raise the level of awareness on IPR among the school students. The resource person Mr. Pankaj Kumar (Coordinator, IP Management Cell, the IIS University, Jaipur) expressed his thought on the importance of the IPR and significance of the day 26 April in international context that how the day is celebrated all over the world as World IP Day and with a new theme every year this day. This day (on which the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Convention came into existence in 1970) was designated by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to "raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life" and "to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of societies across the globe" Since then, World IP Day has offered a unique opportunity each year to join with others around the globe to consider how IP contributes to the flourishing of music and the arts and to driving the technological innovation that helps shape our world. The theme chosen by WIPO for the World IP Day 2017 is “Innovations - Improving Lives”.

In view of this year theme, the day was celebrated here and presentation on the theme exploring how innovation is making our lives healthier, safer, and more comfortable, turning problems into progress. We’ll look at how the intellectual property system supports innovation by attracting investment, rewarding creators, encouraging them to develop their ideas, and ensuring that their new knowledge is freely available so that tomorrow’s innovators can build on today’s new technology. From new medicines and materials to improved crop varieties and communications, innovation is making our lives healthier, safer, and more comfortable. Innovation is a human force that knows no limits. It turns problems into progress. It pushes the boundaries of possibility, creating unprecedented new capabilities.

World Intellectual Property Day 2017 celebrates that creative force. We’ll explore how some of the world’s most extraordinary innovations have improved our lives; and how new ideas are helping tackle shared global challenges, such as climate change, health, poverty and the need to feed an ever-expanding population.We’ll look at how the intellectual property system supports innovation by attracting investment, rewarding creators, encouraging them to develop their ideas, and ensuring that their new knowledge is freely available so that tomorrow’s innovators can build on today’s new technology.

Lastly the workshop ended with some open questions like Which innovation has most improved your life? What more can be done to make sure new technologies reach the people who needthem?  What do you think should be the priorities for future innovation?