On April 26 each year, World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated, established in 2001 by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to emphasize the importance of these rights in order to foster technological progress and promote cultural development. From time to time, attention is focused on a specific profile and on a particular message. For April 26, 2022, the theme was chosen: IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future. Attention is focused on the role of young people who, with their creativity, can find innovative solutions to build the foundations for a better future.

Come si legge sul sito dell’Organizzazione Mondiale, «across the globe, young people are stepping up to innovation challenges, using their energy and ingenuity, curiosity and creativity to steer a course towards a better future. Innovative, energetic and creative minds are helping to drive the changes we need to move to a more sustainable future. Discover how intellectual property rights can support the youth of tomorrow to create a better future».

On April 26 each year, World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated, established in 2001 by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to emphasize the importance of these rights in order to foster technological progress and promote cultural development. From time to time, attention is focused on a specific profile and on a particular message. For April 26, 2022, the theme was chosen: IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future. Attention is focused on the role of young people who, with their creativity, can find innovative solutions to build the foundations for a better future.

As stated on the World Organization website, «across the globe, young people are stepping up to innovation challenges, using their energy and ingenuity, curiosity and creativity to steer a course towards a better future. Innovative, energetic and creative minds are helping to drive the changes we need to move to a more sustainable future. Discover how intellectual property rights can support the youth of tomorrow to create a better future».

The World Day 2022 is an opportunity for young people to discover how intellectual property rights can 'support their goals, help turn their ideas into reality, generate income, create jobs and have a positive impact on world around them ".

To this end, the University of Sannio has organized a multi-voice meeting in which to address multiple aspects relating to the enhancement of the creativity of young people and the role of intellectual property, with the participation of speakers with different skills, all functional to achieving the goal of the 2022 World Day, summarized in the title: “IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future”.

Participants as speakers: Prof. Francesco Longobucco, University of Roma Tre; Dott. Vincenzo Durante, Head of the Employment, Incentives and Innovation Area of ​​Invitalia; Prof. Gilda Antonelli, University of Sannio; Prof. Pasquale Vito, University of Sannio; Prof. Serena Serravalle, University of Salerno. Moderator: Prof. Roberta Mongillo, University of Sannio.

Organization: chair of Private Law, Degree Course in Business Economics and Banking and Financial Economics of the DEMM (Roberta Mongillo)

Scientific Committee: Roberta Mongillo, University of Sannio; Serena Serravalle, University of Salerno; Maria Assunta Icolari, Guglielmo Marconi University of Rome; Francesco Longobucco, Roma Tre University.

The initiative is included in the training offer of the Research Doctorate Person Market Institutions of the DEMM.