World Intellectual Property Day

Question: World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated on-
(a) 25 April
(b) 26 April
(c) 22 April
(d) 24 April
Ans (b)
Related facts:

  • World Intellectual Property Day was celebrated accross the world on 26 April 2016.
  • This year the theme for World Intellectual Property Day is “Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined”.
  • Every April 26 is celebrated as World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that intellectual property rights (patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyright) play in encouraging innovation and creativity.
  • In 2000, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) designated 26 April as an annual World Intellectual Property (IP) Day to mark the date on which the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization entered into force in 1970.

Reference:
http://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/
http://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2016/dg_message.html