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World Intellectual Property Day

World Intellectual Property Day is a special day that is meant to help people understand how people can own ideas and creations they make. When you create something unique like a drawing, a song or a story, it belongs to you just like how your toys belong to you. This is called "Intellectual Property" (IP) and it means that you can have control over what happens to your creation.

On the World Intellectual Property Day, people all around the world celebrate the importance of protecting these ideas and creations. People use different kinds of IP like trademarks for their business logos, patents for their inventions or copyrights for their creative work. By having these rights, people can prevent others from copying or stealing their work without their permission.

The reason we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day is to remind everyone that when they create something, it's important to protect it and make sure that other people are not taking credit for it without permission. It also helps to promote creativity and innovation because when people know that their work is protected, they feel more encouraged to create and share their ideas with the world. So, World Intellectual Property Day is a very special day to celebrate our creativity and learn about how we can protect what we create!