Every April 26, we come together to celebrate World IP Day. In 2026, we shine a light on IP and sports, highlighting how IP drives creativity and innovation across the world of sports.

From cutting-edge equipment and game-changing technologies to inspiring brands and designs, IP rights power a dynamic sports culture that inspires and connects people everywhere.

This World IP Day, we celebrate the creators, inventors, and entrepreneurs whose passion and ideas drive the future of sports.

About World Intellectual Property Day

In 2000, WIPO's member states designated April 26 – the day on which the WIPO Convention came into force in 1970 – as World Intellectual Property Day with the aim of increasing the general understanding of intellectual property (IP).

World IP Day offers a unique opportunity to join with others around the world to consider how a balanced IP system helps the global arts scene to flourish and enables the technological innovation that drives human progress. The campaign highlights the role IP rights, such as patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyright, play in encouraging and rewarding innovation and creativity while ensuring that researchers, inventors, businesses, designers, artists, and society benefit from it.