Since 2001, the World Intellectual Property Organization has designated every April 26 as the World Intellectual Property Day, to learn about the role that intellectual property rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity.

According to WIPO, the World Intellectual Property 2022 recognizes the huge potential of young people to find new and better solutions that support the transition to a sustainable future.

Across the globe, young people are stepping up to innovation challenges, using their energy and ingenuity, curiosity and creativity to steer a course towards a better future. Innovative, energetic and creative minds are helping to drive the changes we need to move to a more sustainable future. Discover how intellectual property rights can support the youth of tomorrow to create a better future.

This year the theme of World Intellectual Property Day is "IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future" and celebrates youth-led innovation and creativity.

The youth of today are an incredible and largely untapped source of ingenuity and creativity. Their fresh perspectives, energy, curiosity and "can do" attitude, not to mention their hunger for a better future, are already reshaping approaches and driving action for innovation and change. World Intellectual Property Day 2022 is an opportunity for young people to find out how IP rights can support their goals, help transform their ideas into reality, generate income, create jobs and make a positive impact on the world around them. With IP rights, young people have access to some of the key tools they need to advance their ambitions.

Throughout the campaign, young people will be able to gain a better understanding of how the tools of the IP system –  trademarks, design rights, copyright, patents, plant variety rights, geographical indications, trade secrets and more –  can support their ambitions to build a better future.

WIPO also review their role in supporting national and regional efforts to create a legal and policy environment for young inventors, creators and entrepreneurs to thrive. The engagement in World Intellectual Property Day last year was at record levels, and it is expected that World Intellectual Property Day 2022 will reach new heights.

Young people are the innovators, the creators and the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. Through their creativity and ingenuity, young people in all regions are driving change and carving pathways to a better future. World Intellectual Property Day 2022 celebrates this exciting generation of change-makers.