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World IP Day Events in Australia

World IP Day – Visionary Innovators!
Did you know that IP has been described by the Financial Times as one of the key drivers of business competitiveness in the 21st century!

The Sunshine Coast Queensland has won the opportunity to host the international World IP Day 2012 for Queensland. Come and learn about Brand Protection, Trade Marks, Copyright, protecting your ideas and working with other forms of Intellectual property to gain a competitive edge.

The Sunshine Coast will be deliver a series of workshops and information seminars based on the internationally celebrated WORLD IP DAY around this year’s theme of ‚Visionary Innovators‘.

Come and learn about:

Protecting your ideas by using Intellectual Property to deliver a competitive edge.
Becoming a Visionary Innovator!
Brand protection.
Trademarks.
Copyright.
How to make your ideas a reality.
Funding sources for innovative ideas.

Date: 26th April 2012
Time: 1:00pm to 5:00pm – Followed by an (optional) business networking event from 5:30pm to 6:30pm and an opportunity to tour the new and brilliantly innovative ‚Sustainability Discovery Centre‘ at Sunshine Coast TAFE.
Venue: Sunshine Coast TAFE, 34 Lady Musgrave Drive, Mountain Creek QLD 4557

The Presenters:
Paul Loeffler-White, State Manager, IP Australia.
Paul Brennan – Brennans Solicitors.
Mark Paddenbrug, CEO, Innovation Centre Sunshine Coast.
Geoff Moller, Geosys Pty Ltd, Business Consulting.

To find out more visit www.worldIPday2012.com.au

Event details

World IP Day was introduced by WIPO in 2001 to raise awareness of the role intellectual property plays in our daily lives, and to celebrate the contribution made by innovators and artists to the development of societies around the globe. World IP Day is celebrated worldwide. Each year it brings together people in over 180 countries to participate in a variety of events and activities.

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World IP Day Events in the United States

IPI’s 7th Annual World Intellectual Property Day Forum

„The Innovators“

Intellectual property rights are a key factor in global economic growth and trade, yet IP policy has never been more controversial. Join the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) to learn more about IP, business and politics in the US and around the world at our seventh annual event celebrating World Intellectual Property Day.

Opening Keynote Address
James Pooley
Deputy Director General for Patents, World Intellectual Property Organization

Panel Discussion
New and Emerging Business Models in IP
Patrick Wilson– Director, Government Affairs, Semiconductor Industry Association
Moderated by Mike McCurry–Co-Chair, Arts+Labs, Former Press Secretary to President Bill Clinton

Panel Discussion
Opportunties and Challenges of IP & Trade
Chuck Larson–Executive Director, Americans for Choice and Competition in Agriculture
Moderated by Merrill Matthews, Institute for Policy Innovation

Event Details
Daytime Forum
Thursday, April 26, 2012, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
National Press Club, Washington DC
*Complimentary lunch will be served
**This event is widely attended

For details regarding our World IP Day Evening Reception on April 25, click here.

Licensing Executives Society Celebrates World IP Day by Uniting IP and Business Professionals across the Globe to Move Innovation Forward

Join Us on April 26 to Celebrate World IP Day! Don’t Miss Out on This Chance to Connect with Your Community!

On April 26, LES will join WIPO to celebrate World IP Day with a series of coordinated events aimed at connecting IP, licensing and business professionals, as well as entrepreneurially-minded students, across the globe in an effort to move innovation forward.

In the past two years, LES has hosted more than sixty Around the World with LES events, with over 2,000 participants in several countries and local areas throughout the US and Canada.

The events range from networking receptions and valuable education sessions, to career chats and hot topic discussions. The events are are open to anyone, including non-members and students, so register now through your local chapter and don’t forget to bring a friend or two!

LESI Societies
Several LESI Societies will be hosting Around the World events. For more information, please visit the LESI website.

Around the World Photo Release Policy
Registrant grants permission to LES (USA & Canada) to use registrant’s image or likeness for any and all promotional purposes.

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World IP Day – World Intellectual Property Day

Every year on April 26, World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day) celebrates innovation and creativity and how intellectual property fosters and encourages them.

World IP Day 2012 focuses on Visionary Innovators – individuals whose ingenuity and artistry have broken molds, opened new horizons and made a lasting impact.

With this World-IP-Day.com web site, we want to…
– raise awareness about the importance of intellectual property
– connect you with other organizations and people in the invention field
– provide useful tips
– give you information about the World IP Day
– publish interesting interviews with people who deal with inventions every day
– help inventors to bring their ideas and IP successfully to market

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Celebrating World IP Day

Have you ever heard of the World Intellectual Property Day? It´s celebrated every year on April 26.

The event was established 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”.

This year´s motto is “Visionary Innovators”. Either with an event or an activity, organizations from all over the world will participate.

Stay tuned, we keep you up to date!