Gray-suited lawyers, locked in litigation

Hopelijk is hij zelf ook van de partij op de IEForum.nl Wereld IE Dag Borrel (donderdag 26 april a.s, aanmelden kan hier), maar anders zullen we het moeten doen met de jaarlijks message van WIPO roerganger Dr. Kamil Idris:

“Each year on April 26, governments and organizations around the world join WIPO in celebrating World Intellectual Property Day.  Our theme this year is encouraging creativity.

For many people, the connection between intellectual property and creativity is far from obvious. The word creativity conjures a world of artists and music makers, of poets and problem solvers.  Whereas intellectual property all too often summons images of gray-suited lawyers, locked in litigation.  But look more closely, and it quickly becomes clear that it is the intellectual property system itself which sustains and nourishes those creators. Everywhere we look, we see images of intellectual property in action. 

Encouraging creativity – rewarding the creative, innovative talents on which our world and our future are built – these are the ends which intellectual property serves.  This is what drives WIPO’s work.  This is what makes World Intellectual Property Day a cause for celebration."

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