PURPOSE: Every 26 April, the World Intellectual Property Organization and the International Community celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to highlight the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity. The campaign offers a unique opportunity every year to join with others around the globe to celebrate the world's inventors and creators and to reflect on the many ways IP shapes our lives, by contributing to the success of the global music and arts scene and by driving the technological innovation that helps shape our world.

FORUM: “IP and music: Feel the beat of IP." World Intellectual Property Day 2025. Music is a universal form of creative expression and intellectual property rights play a pivotal role in supporting a vibrant and diverse music landscape. From the rhythms that invite us to dance, to the lyrics that echo our emotions, music enriches every aspect of our lives. Music is a universal form of creative expression and intellectual property (IP) rights play a pivotal role in supporting a vibrant and diverse music landscape. Music permeates every sector, and IP fosters the presence of music beyond its own realm. From film, entertainment, and technology, to fashion, video games, and consumer goods, IP rights empower cross-industry connections with music, enabling creative synergies and innovation across sectors that fuel economic growth. Even when it's not on our minds, the beat and rhythm of music and IP are always present in our lives. The theme this year highlights how creativity and innovation, backed by IP rights, keep a thriving music scene that benefits everyone, everywhere. This year’s World IP Day invites us to explore how IP rights and innovation policies empower creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs to bring fresh ideas to the music industry, safeguarding the work of songwriters, composers, performers, and all those who shape the music that moves us. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #IPandmusic, #26April, #WorldIPday, #InnovationandCreativity, #IntellectualProverty, #Patents, #Trademarks, #Industrialdesign, #Innovations.

EVENTS: on 26 April, the WIPO will mark the World Intellectual Property 2025 across the globe by celebrating the contributions of creators, inventors, and entrepreneurs who are pushing the boundaries of innovation and creativity to make music that brings people together, evokes powerful emotions, drives change, and inspires a more innovative future. Let’s come together to honor the universal language of music and the talented creators, inventors, and entrepreneurs who continue to develop new sounds, styles, and technologies that shape the future of music and make us feel the beat of IP. The events will highlighting the critical importance of intellectual property (IP) in catalyzing the human innovation and creativity needed for achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Explore the Worldwide World IP Day 2025 celebrations and join the innovative, creative and enterprising women around the world.

STATEMENTS: Read the full Message from WIPO Director General Daren Tang on World Intellectual Property Day 2025; April 26th.

PODCASTS: World IP Day is a great opportunity to get people interested in issues relating to intellectual property (IP). Let’s talk about How IP rights can support your goals, help transform ideas into reality, generate income, create jobs and make a positive impact on the world around you. Listen to the audio-podcasts!

CAMPAIGN MATERIALS: “IP and music: Feel the beat of IP." Campaign focus on how creativity and innovation, backed by IP rights, keep a thriving music scene that benefits everyone, everywhere; Today we celebrate innovative, creative and enterprising change-makers around the world. The Change-makers’ Gallery features inventors, creators and entrepreneurs who are building a sustainable future for everyone, everywhere. Get the Social media kit and the Campaign Materials!