World Intellectual Property Day (April 26, 2021) - IP & SMEs: Taking your ideas to market

April 26 is World Intellectual Property Day and this year the focus has been on the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and how they can benefit from Intellectual Property Rights to turn idead into businesses, gain strength and be more competitive.

Events celebrating World IP Day are taking place globally. Below you will find links to events scheduled throughout the Americas, as listed by the World Intellectual Property Office:

• Argentina: https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2021/events_calendar.html

• Bolivia: https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2021/events_calendar.html

• Brazil: https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2021/events_calendar.html

• Chile: https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2021/events_calendar.html

• Costa Rica: https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2021/events_calendar.html

• Ecuador: https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2021/events_calendar.html

• Guatemala: https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2021/events_calendar.html

• Mexico: https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2021/events_calendar.html

• Paraguay: https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2021/events_calendar.html

• Peru: https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2021/events_calendar.html

• Trinidad & Tobago: https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2021/events_calendar.html

• United States of America: https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2021/events_calendar.html

• Venezuela: https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2021/events_calendar.html