WIPO Wire: Thanks for Another Great World IP Day; Indigenous Photo Prize

African Superheroes | DG Tang Visits US |  View online   WIPO Wire May 13, 2022     World Intellectual Property Day 2022: Thank You! Around the world, World Intellectual Property Day 2022 on April 26 showed global youth how their innovative and creative efforts can change the world for the better, under the theme "IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future." View the three winning videos of the World IP Day Youth Video Competition, see WIPO Director General Daren Tang's message to young people and meet the change makers of tomorrow. Thanks to everyone for contributing to another great World IP Day!   WIPO Photography Prize for Indigenous Peoples and Local Community Youth  Young photographers from Brazil, the Philippines and Kenya were selected as winners among 30 artists whose work was shortlisted in the WIPO Photography Prize for Indigenous Peoples and Local Community Youth 2021-2022. The prize encourages Indigenous and local community youth to express themselves on climate change and climate action – while raising their awareness on how copyright can be used to protect the creativity expressed in the photographs. Director General Daren Tang Visits the United States During his visit to the U.S., Mr. Tang met senior government officials and visited the USPTO, attended the INTA Annual Meeting 2022 and discussed the future of IP with law students at his alma mater Georgetown University, among an array of activities.  Meeting On Trade Secrets and Innovation The May 23-24 WIPO Symposium on Trade Secrets and Innovation will provide a forum for exchanging ideas and perspectives on issues relating to the interface between trade secrets and innovation, in both technological and service sectors. Register now to join. WIPO Virtual Workshop examines “The Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Development Success” study during its launch After commissioning a study to probe the role of the current innovation ecosystem in enabling the speedy development of COVID-19 vaccines, WIPO held a virtual workshop to present and discuss the report "The Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Development Success." FEATURED African Superhero Helps Future Generations to Impact the World! Tino Makoni, an illustrator and comic book artist from Zimbabwe, hopes that Africa will become the next center for superhero creation.   RESOURCES Trademark, Design System Yearly Reviews Are Out The International Trademark System and the International Design System are now available highlight major activities in 2021. UPCOMING Please visit WIPO's Meetings page for up-to-date information on our range of meetings, conferences and seminars. All events   Follow us on social media Twitter YouTube Facebook Flickr We sent you this e-mail because you signed up to receive information from WIPO. Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe from all WIPO newsletters World Intellectual Property Organization 34, chemin des Colombettes 1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland