World intellectual Property day established In September 2000, and since 2001 it has been celebrated worldwide on April 26 every year.
In fact, this date was not chosen by chance, because on April 26, 1970 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was created.
Every year, the celebration of Intellectual Property Day is dedicated to various topics. On this day, solemn events, thematic exhibitions are held, within which they present intellectual property to society, promote the role of intellectual property in the development of various spheres of human life, such as culture, art and literature, socio-economic life, innovations and inventions.
WIPO sets the motto for celebrating world Intellectual Property Day for each year. In 2018, the event was held under the motto “The driving force of change: women in the field of innovation and creativity”, in 2019 – “The struggle for gold: intellectual property and sport”, and in 2020 the event will be held under the motto “Innovation for A green future. ”
According to WIPO, this year in the context of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in the world, taking into account the preservation of public health, activities in the field of intellectual property will be carried out using virtual Internet networks.
The Republic of Tajikistan, along with other countries, annually celebrates World Intellectual Property Day – April 26 as part of the “National Strategy for the Development of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2014-2020”, the Action Plan of the National Council for the Coordination and Development of Intellectual Property. In the Republic of Tajikistan, in accordance with other sectoral programs and plans for the development of intellectual property in the Republic of Tajikistan, many different activities have been carried out.
Assessing the development of the field of intellectual property as one of the directions of development of the country’s economy, the Leader of the nation, respected Emomali Rahmon in his letters to the Majlisi Oli of the country, spoke about attracting capable people to invention and innovation, raising the level of knowledge and awareness of the society, applying innovative projects, studying tasks of the digital economy, the development of innovative technologies and their introduction into production, as primary tasks.
The Republic of Tajikistan, one of the directions of the policy and development of the country’s economy, defines the field of intellectual property and provides legal protection and protection for inventors, innovators and other creative people in the country and abroad.
It should be noted that with the support of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, the National Center for Patents and Information of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan held a number of events over the past two years, which are the Regional Conference and the “Forum of Inventors and Innovators” entitled “From Invention to Innovation”, Republican Competition – Festival “Innovators and Young Inventors” under the motto “Youth – creators of the Motherland ”,“ Competition of the Best Inventor of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2017-2018 ”, the Republican contest “ Brand of the Year ” and other events that contributed to the development of intellectual property.
It should be noted that with the support of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, the National Center for Patents and Information of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan held a number of events over the past two years, which are the Regional Conference and the “Forum of Inventors and Innovators” entitled “From Invention to Innovation”, Republican Competition – Festival “Innovators and Young Inventors” under the motto “Youth – creators of the Motherland ”,“ Competition of the Best Inventor of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2017-2018 ”, the Republican contest“ Brand of the Year ”and other events that contributed to the development of intellectual property.
It should be noted that every year at the initiative of the Chairman of the city of Dushanbe, respected Rustami Emomali, various competitions of innovators and inventors are held among teenagers and youth in the city of Dushanbe, and also in May the week of science, technology, innovations and inventions takes place. Within the framework of these events, with the participation of adolescents and youth, various public activities are provided for the study of sciences, research and development, the development of information and communication technologies, the promotion of innovative and inventive ideas, and the holding of the Forum of adolescents and youth.
The state institution “National Center for Patents and Information” of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan, as an authorized state body, from the very beginning implements the priorities of the state policy in the field of intellectual property, especially the protection of state interests in the field of industrial property, coordination, state support and encouragement , public awareness and development of the industry, performs a number of important tasks and has reached significant actual results.
It should be noted that in order to enter the international arena and present the achievements of the country’s inventors and inventions in 2019, work was done to facilitate the participation of women inventors in the International Forum of Women Inventors in Seoul, South Korea, as well as the participation of teenagers of the country’s youth in the Eurasian Universiade “View into the future “which has positive results.
In addition, in 2018-2019, in order to promote intellectual property for a wide range of citizens of the country, including students of higher and secondary educational institutions, inventors and innovators, explanatory training seminars were held in all regions of the country.
This year, in order to fulfill plans for the future creation and constructive policy of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, fulfill parting words and instructions from the Founder of Peace and National Unity – the Leader of the Nation, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, a Republican contest – Festival “Innovators and Young Inventors” will be held under the motto “Youth is an engine of innovation, ”and for this purpose a series of on-site seminars will be held in all cities.
On the other hand, the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan and the state institution “National Center for Patents and Information”, in a series of competitions and events, highlight those inventors who conduct their activities with their mind and creativity and direct their intellectual achievements to the benefit of all people on earth, for the good of the people.
It should be noted that in order to support and encourage inventors, innovators, scientists and inventors, the Office conducts the Republican contest “Best Inventor of the Republic of Tajikistan” every two years, to date, 22 inventors of the Republic of Tajikistan have won gold medals of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), 13 Laureates of the Gold Medal named after V.I. Blinnikov of the Eurasian Patent Office (“For Contribution to Inventive and Patent Activities”) and 26 inventors of the country were awarded the “Badge of Honor” of the Patent Office of the Republic of Tajikistan.
To date, 2,334 applications for inventions have been filed, of which 1577 invention registered in the State Register have been issued with protection documents.
The state institution “National Center for Patents and Information” of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade with the aim of implementing the government’s policy, further developing the national industrial property system, intellectual capital mechanism, supporting infrastructure, stimulating the legal base of intellectual and innovative processes, as part of the implementation of projects, the state plan events set specific tasks.
On this holiday date, we want to congratulate all inventors and innovators, writers and artists, as well as all those who contribute to the development of intellectual property, and on the occasion of the celebration of World Intellectual Property Day, wish everyone a happy and prosperous life.
