“Feel the beat of IP” theme highlights how creativity and innovation, supported by IP rights, keep music pulsing through our lives
Media Contact: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466
Troy, Mich.–April 10, 2025–Dedicated to raising public awareness about the importance of encouraging innovation and creativity throughout the world, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) annually observes World Intellectual Property Day on April 26 to showcase the role that patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyrights and trade secrets play in our everyday lives.
According to the WIPO website, “World Intellectual Property Day 2025 highlights how creativity and innovation, backed by IP rights, keep a thriving music scene that benefits everyone, everywhere…and invites us to explore how IP rights and innovation policies empower creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs to bring fresh ideas to the music industry, safeguarding the work of songwriters, composers, performers, and all those who shape the music that moves us.”
The theme resonates with several recent posts from Fishman Stewart’s popular FishBits segment, part of the FishTank content series, which provides quick and fun summaries on IP in pop culture. Frequent contributor Kristyn Webb, who leads the firm’s copyright practice group and holds a Master of Arts degree in copyright law from King’s College London, recently looked at “global” copyright licensing of the ’60s era song, Double Shot, Spotify’s streaming of Eminem’s music, including his signature song, Lose Yourself, and a court’s decision that her divorce from Sonny Bono did not disqualify Cher from receiving royalty rights on songs the duo recorded as a married couple in the ’60s and ’70s.
“Every time we hit play, we’re enjoying the result of someone’s creativity and hard work. World IP Day is a chance to recognize the role that copyright laws play in making sure that music continues to be made, shared, and valued,” Webb said.
Fishman Stewart has historical ties to World IP Day. Michael Stewart, co-managing partner, has been recognized for devoting time and effort in promoting the initial World IP Day programs throughout the United States, and Paul Ratzmann, of counsel, was a committee member in early World IP Day events.
To celebrate World IP Day 2025 in the United States, the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and other organization partners are hosting an event on April 30 at the U.S. Capitol Building–Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C., More information can be found here.
About the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Established in 1967, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is the global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information, and cooperation. As a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 193 member states, our mission is to lead the development of a balanced and effective international IP system that enables innovation and creativity for the benefit of all. For more information, visit https://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/.
About AIPLA
Founded in 1897, AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association) is a national bar association that aims to maintain a high standard of professional ethics, to aid in the improvement in laws relating to intellectual property and in their proper interpretation by the courts, and to provide legal education to the public and to its members on intellectual property issues. AIPLA is constituted primarily of practitioners in private and corporate practice, in government service, and in the academic community.
About Fishman Stewart PLLC
Fishman Stewart helps turn client creativity into valuable intellectual capital. Since its founding in 1996, the firm has obtained tens of thousands of patents and trademark registrations and represented clients in hundreds of cases in Federal Court. As strategic advisers to CEOs and senior executives, Fishman Stewart attorneys develop IP management strategies for U.S. and foreign-based companies to safeguard their business assets throughout the world. To discover how Fishman Stewart leverages intellectual property to effectively increase enterprise value, visit fishstewip.com.
