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World Intellectual Property Day

World Intellectual Property Day, April 26, 2025, IP and music: Feel the beat of IP. Graphic of a man in a shirt with a bow tie and hat on playing a saxophone.

World Intellectual Property (IP) Day is celebrated annually on April 26. Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) selected April 26 in recognition of when the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization(link is external) came into force. World IP Day aims to increase public awareness and discussion of IP by celebrating the contributions of inventors and creators around the world and highlighting the role of IP rights (copyright, trademarks, patents, designs, and trade secrets) in stimulating innovation and creativity. 

World IP Day 2025

The theme for 2025 is IP and music: Feel the beat of IP(link is external), which will explore the critical role of IP rights in supporting a thriving music scene. It also celebrates the work of songwriters, composers, producers, performers, musical device inventors, and all those who shape the music industry.


Past World IP Day themes