IP around the World
With Teqball the world is curved
Teqball is an ingenious new ball game that is taking the world of football by storm. Teqball’s Gergely Muranyi, talks about the importance of intellectual property to the company’s ambitions to make teqball a global sport.
A History of Intellectual Property in 50 Objects
Through the lens of a series of everyday objects that embody IP, the authors of this exciting new book, discuss how they went about conveying to everyday readers and specialists alike, just why IP matters so much and why it is so interesting.
Singapore’s biggest copyright reform in 30 years
Having embarked on the most comprehensive review of its copyright law in 30 years, find out what lawmakers in Singapore are doing to make their copyright system more accessible to everyone.
Latin America’s first international patented invention competition
Inventors from Argentina, Chile and Peru won the top prizes in Latin America’s first international patented invention competition organized by PROSUR.
Harnessing the benefits of IP for development
Ambassador Amina C. Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage of the Republic of Kenya highlights the opportunities and challenges for developing countries in embracing the IP system to promote their social and economic objectives and ambitions.
The IP journey of an Olympic Games
When most people think about the Olympic Games, they wonder who will be the next Usian Bolt or Yelena Isnbaeva. But have you ever thought about how intellectual property rights help athletes achieve their remarkable performances, and even make the Games possible?
Intellectual property rights: driving global sports
The Sports Rights Owners’ Coalition represents more than 50 international, European and national sports bodies across a range of sports. Its Chairman, Mark Lichtenhein considers the real value that intellectual property rights bring to the sports sector and their crucial importance to the future of sports.
Beyond the signal: a view from China on the copyright protection of live sports programming
Since the late 1970s, broadcasters have played a key role in promoting the popularity of sports among Chinese fans. Television ratings have gone up along with advertising revenues, but the survival and development of the live sports broadcast business is under threat from high levels of signal piracy.
ASICS: creating quality lifestyle through intelligent sports technology
Since it began operations in 1977, the well-known Japanese sports brand, ASICS, has developed many inventions that have contributed to record-breaking sports performances. What role does intellectual property play in the company and what IP-related challenges does it face?
Ambush marketing: when sponsors cry “foul”
Practical tips for negotiating sponsorship deals and dealing with ambush marketing
Intellectual property, sports and tourism: a perfect match
Sports tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors of the multi-trillion dollar global tourism industry creating significant opportunities for nations to capitalize on their success in the sports arena to promote social, economic and cultural development.
Intellectual property and the specificity of sports
Sports are a global industry with universal appeal so why do sports raise so many complicated IP-related issues?
Team Antigua Island Girls: One of the Toughest Teams in the World
On a cool afternoon in late January 2019, four women rowed into Nelson’s Dockyard English Harbour and Antigua as history-makers. On that day, Team Antigua Island Girls became the first all-female Caribbean team to complete the grueling Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge and the first all-black team to row across the Atlantic. Read on to find out what role IP played in enabling this epic journey.
23 Capital: creating new ways to monetize intellectual property in sports
The founders of 23 Capital, a capital and solutions provider for the sports, music and entertainment sectors, talk about their work in creating new IP and in monetizing existing IP, including, through OTRO, an innovative global digital fan club that connects fans with some of the world’s top footballers.
Putting sports fans first: insights from Intel
James Carwana, General Manager of Intel Sports shares his views on how immersive media technologies are creating opportunities for sports teams and leagues to put sports fans first.
Protecting rainforest-derived technology equitably
How the Emberá people benefit from the commercialization of their ceremonial body paint.
UPOV: supporting food security with plant variety protection
How UPOV, the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, helps encourage the development of the new varieties of plants required for food security and agricultural sustainability.
Innovating for the whole world: IP’s role in development
What could intellectual property (IP) possibly have to do with helping the poorest people in the world’s least developed countries? Wherever poverty, hunger or disease, require innovative solutions, IP may have everything to do with development.
Intellectual property and e-commerce: Alibaba’s perspective
Since it began operating in 1999, Alibaba has become a leading e-commerce player and is at the forefront of efforts to shape China’s e-commerce landscape. Its pioneering approach to tackling online trade in counterfeit goods has become a reference for other online platforms.
WIPO Re:Search supports the battle against malaria
Find out how WIPO Re:Search is helping to strengthen the research landscape to tackle malaria, an infectious disease that claims more than 400,000 lives every year.
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