IP & Sports
FADE IN:
INT. SLEEPING ROOM - DAY
PETER wakes up in bed, putting one hand on his waist.
PETER (V.O.)
A little stress here. Did
I twist too much in my
1 km swimming yesterday
night?
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Today, April 26, is the
World IP Day. I used to
plan and execute activities
to showcase the function
of IP in encouraging and
rewarding innovation and
creativity.
MONTAGE OF PETER'S WORLD IP DAY ACTIVITIES
A/ Peter researches on the year's theme.
B/ Peter has meetings with colleagues.
C/ Peter monitors the service delivery at venues.
D/ Peter plays a leading role in speaking and singing.
END MONTAGE
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
I'm not innovative, having
neither any inventive patents
nor eye-appeal designs.
But I believe everyone
can be creative and can
establish his/her own
identity or brand.
Peter surfs the web with a Nokia smart phone.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Oh, the World IP Day
2019 theme is: "Reach
for gold: IP and sports".
INT. STUDY- DAY
Peter works on his computer.
PETER (V.O.)
My sports are largely 1000m swimming 4 days a week, 70 push-ups a day if I feel fit and some casual running. I
just want to add years to my
life. I don't compete or
entertain anyone. I only
learn from the gold
medalists.
INT. MALE CHANGING ROOM -DAY
Peter in swim gear takes a look of himself in a mirror.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
There's a lot of money,
more than gold in the
sports market. Just look
at my basic swimming
gear. My swimming briefs,
goggles and caps are of
good quality and design
and branded.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
From the IP perspective,
they're products protected
inventive patents and eye- appeal designs and no-one
is allowed to infringe or
pass off their trade mark
rights.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Like sports, industrial and
commercial competition
has to be fair as well.
INT. STUDY - DAY
Peter works on his computer.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
When I express my idea
about IP & Sports in this
blog post, I get automatic
copyright protection
worldwide of my
intellectual effort.
Peter takes a look of the screen of his gold-colour iPad Mini 5.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Even modern plant varieties
that can set the ground for
perfect green pitches for
sports persons is mentioned.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
But there's no mention of
trade secret or undisclosed
information in IP & Sports.
FLASHBACK
INT. SWIMMING POOL - DAY
Peter swims lap after lap.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
As I swim, I've been
thinking and trying if
I can develop a unique
secret skill that has
athletic and commercial
value - reaching for
gold on both fronts!
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
If I manage my trade
secret reasonably well
like the Coke formula
or the KFC recipe, or
any unrevealed magic,
I can have perpetual
protection.
END FLASHBACK
INT - A HERITAGE VENUE - NIGHT
Peter is among the GUESTS. We see a sign board highlighting: "World Intellectual Property Day 2019". Demonstrating some sports wear, a MAN (40s) and a WOMAN (40s) chat at the podium.
PETER (V.O.) Some Hongkongers can
smell the money and
interface IP with sports!
Peter takes some photos.
INT - STUDY - NIGHT
Selecting and insert a photo from his phone as the feature photo of this blog post, Peter pauses.
PETER (V.O.)
The colour of the logo
of Hong Kong, China's
Intellectual Property
Department used to
be blue to signify IP
is cool. When we
began to promote IP
to the public in the late
1990s, we made the
decision to change it
to gold. We've been
right all along!
Peter smiles.
FADE OUT. The End