November 9-10: Global Forum on IP and AI
WIPO's inaugural Global Forum on IP and AI addresses AI-related legal and policy issues across intellectual property, and their impact on innovation and creativity.
Sculptures for Everyday Life
New York designer Kate Casey, founder of Peg Woodworking, makes handcrafted furniture that doubles as sculpture – and uses intellectual property to protect what sets it apart.
Golf Leads in Sports Patenting
Golf accounts for almost one in four sports-related patent applications – more than any other sport, from clubs and wearables to analytics and golf balls.
WIPO’s First Global Forum on IP and AI Opens
A Smart Pen That Shows Why Mistakes Happen
A 2026 WIPO Global Awards winner, Republic of Korea-based DABIDA has developed a smart pen that digitizes handwriting and helps students learn from their mistakes.
CLIP Visual Arts: Getting Credited and Paid as an Artist
WIPO's CLIP Visual Arts offers free, practical intellectual property guidance to help visual artists protect, share, and monetize their work.
Golf Leads in Sports Patenting
Golf accounts for almost one in four sports-related patent applications – more than any other sport, from clubs and wearables to analytics and golf balls.
Spotting Wildfires Before They Spread
A 2026 WIPO Global Awards winner, Chile-based DROVID develops drones that identify wildfire risk factors in real time.

ALT Visual with a blue background featuring a photo of hands working on a colorful traditional craft, a blue halftone image of a young person holding an object, and a photo of a young Indigenous person having their face painted. Text reads “WIPO Video Prize for Indigenous Youth 2026, Enter now.” The WIPO acronym appears at the bottom.
CLIP Visual Arts: Getting Credited and Paid as an Artist
WIPO's CLIP Visual Arts offers free, practical intellectual property guidance to help visual artists protect, share, and monetize their work.
A Smart Pen That Shows Why Mistakes Happen
A 2026 WIPO Global Awards winner, Republic of Korea-based DABIDA has developed a smart pen that digitizes handwriting and helps students learn from their mistakes.

ALT Image featuring participants seated around a conference table during a meeting, with microphones, laptops and documents in front of them. Multiple screens display a presentation slide titled “Aggravating Factors,” listing commercial purpose, pre-release, camcording/stream ripping, counterfeit military goods and counterfeit medicine.
More Efficient Power for AI
A 2026 WIPO Global Awards winner, Japan-based FLOSFIA has developed gallium oxide semiconductors that reduce energy loss.

ALT Text reads: “Inventions. Innovative technical novelties such as Halloween face covers, exterior lighting devices or a bat-imitating flying soft robot can be granted patent protection.” The visual features a flying black bat, a vampire mask and a string of illuminated pumpkin-shaped lights against a purple haunted forest background.

ALT Text reads: “Brands. Words, letters, symbols, and other signs used in branding for Halloween-themed events and experiences, horror movies, candies, and characters can be registered as trademarks.” The visual features a Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights sign, a smartphone displaying the Stranger Things logo and a Halloween-themed popcorn bucket with a hand emerging from it.

ALT Text reads: “Designs. The look of Halloween-themed stationery, garden decorations, tableware, plush characters, and seasonal food packaging can be protected through design rights or design patents.” The visual features a black cat, a white ghost decoration, pumpkins, a glowing lantern, Halloween-themed pencils and a trick-or-treat candy bag.

ALT Text reads: “Creative works. Creative works such as haunted-house soundtracks, illustrated children’s Halloween books, monster concept art, and spooky photography automatically receive copyright protection.” The visual features an open book, a Halloween-themed film clapperboard, a haunted castle illustration, a cartoon ghost and floating musical notes.
WIPO City of Innovation: Highlights From the 2026 Award Ceremony
Scenes from the 2026 WIPO City of Innovation award ceremony at WIPO Headquarters in Geneva.

