The recent success of Running Up That Hill thanks to TV show Stranger Things, shows how important it is for artists to manage their rights effectively, in particular, by registering their works.
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encourages Indigenous and local community youth to express themselves on climate change and climate action 鈥 while raising their awareness on how copyright can be used to protect their creativity expressed in the photographs. Among the hundreds of applications received, Joanderson Gomes de Almeida, 30, an indigenous Pankararu from Brazil was chosen as the first place winner of the competition. His photograph shows a tradition called the Pulling of the Vine, which helps to predict whether the coming year will be one of good harvests, abundance and good rains.
Innovation in transport-related hydrogen fuel cells has boomed for the technology that can power vehicles without the emissions that contribute to global climate change, a shows.
Mother Earth through our Lenses, encourages Indigenous and local community youth to express themselves on climate action, while learning about copyright.
In spite of the human and economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments and enterprises in many parts of the world have increased their investments in innovation, according to the 2021 Global Innovation Index.
is pioneering a to train the next generation of global Intellectual Property (IP) leaders to help build innovation ecosystems around the world.
Take the virtual tour around the world to discover examples of global geographical indications - signs linking products to a specific place of origin, a certificate of authenticity.
reports on how luxury goods markets find robust portfolios behind famous brands, which tend to be worth a substantial amount of the entire companies.
By 2030, two billion people are expected to rely on so-called 鈥渁ssistive鈥 technology aids in their daily lives to eat, see, hear and even get dressed, according to UN patent experts at , the World Intellectual Property Organization.
It will also be possible to flag when anyone suffering from severe depression or other degenerative brain conditions might need help from a relative or carer, as UN News鈥檚 Daniel Johnson.
According to the , over 1 billion people currently need assistive technology - a figure expected to double in the next decade as populations age. At the same time, consumer electronics and assistive products are converging, meaning even greater commercialization of these technologies. The report shows that innovations, ranging from small improvements to cutting-edge developments in frontier technologies, can improve the lives of persons with functional limitations.
Cambodia has recorded Kampot Pepper as the first geographical indication registered via the , protecting its geographic origin.
The has registered its 50,000th 鈥渃ybersquatting鈥 case, a major milestone capping two decades of pro-consumer activity ensuring Internet users can easily find genuine sites for the brands they love and trust. The (UDRP) is at the heart of WIPO鈥檚 anti-cybersquatting service. It was created in 1999 by WIPO and is used by brand owners around the world to combat abuse of their trademarks in domain names.
Today, the works of almost no living composers are performed on global opera stages. Is granting exclusive rights to new opera works actually excluding them from the stage?
unveils the first of the new series of "" exploring how character owners may trademark their characters in addition to protecting them under the copyright framework.
The theme of this year's Global Innovation Index is timely given the human and global economic damage wreaked by the COVID-19 global pandemic.