World Intellectual Property Day

In the esports ecosystem, different stakeholders participate and own IP rights , offering unique opportunities to form commercial relationships around and monetize work in this space. Some of these key right holders are listed below.   To learn more explore the  WIPO Guidelines for esports players .

  Behind the scenes, developers not only invest in maintaining video games and platforms but also in continuously creating new titles that engage players and fans around the world. Video game developers and publishers are responsible for creating video games and therefore own the rights over the different game elements, including game code, visual elements, characters, storylines, music, game title, and logos. As rights-holders, they authorize the uses of video games in tournaments , as well as the use of the video game characters and trademarks in other products, advertisements, and events.  To learn more explore the  WIPO Guidelines for esports players .