CLICKNCLEAR IS A WIPO FINALIST
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CLICKnCLEAR SELECTED AS A FINALIST FOR THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO) GLOBAL AWARDS
15th May 2025 – London, UK.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has selected ClicknClear out of more than 780 applications from 95 countries as one of the 30 global finalists for the 2025 WIPO Global Awards, the UN award for inventors and creators.
ClicknClear stood out for its exceptional use of innovation, technology, and intellectual property to create real-world impact on both music and sports.
ClicknClear’s Founder and CEO, Chantal Epp, said
“We are delighted to be recognized by such a prestigious global organization as WIPO for our work to protect and empower sports whilst monetizing and protecting music IP.
It's a further strong validation of our technology platform, the unique value we bring to our partners, the quality and dedication of our team, and the momentum behind our business.”
Mr. Marcelo Di Pietro, Director, WIPO Awards Program, said
“Finalists for the WIPO Global Awards exemplify the power of IP in action. These companies show how creativity and IP rights can be combined to generate tangible benefits – for their businesses and for the world. We warmly congratulate ClicknClear for reaching this stage.”
The winners among the finalists will be announced at the official WIPO Global Awards Ceremony on the 11th of July 2025, held during the 66th WIPO General Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
ABOUT CLICKNCLEAR
ClicknClear is an award-winning music rights tech platform delivering officially licensed music to sports that use music to accompany their routines worldwide ('choreographed sports') and performing arts for both in-person events and live-stream & video-on-demand services. Backed by music industry record labels and publishers, it is the world's first company to solve the complex music licensing issues in such uses. Its unique suite of technologies - from rights management, licensing, license verification, and Video-on-Demand support - helps address copyright infringement, protecting both the users of music and its creators.
ClicknClear works with:
event producers such as the International Olympic Committee.
sports governance organizations at international and national levels in sports and performing arts such as gymnastics, figure skating, artistic swimming, dance, dressage, jump rope, cheerleading, indoor skydiving, marching band, color guard, and show choir.
third-party and owned Video-on-Demand channels such as FloSports and sports governance organizations at international and national levels and their broadcasting partners.
WHAT IS WIPO?
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is the United Nations agency that serves the world’s innovators and creators, ensuring that their ideas travel safely to the market and improve lives everywhere.
We do so by providing services that enable creators, innovators and entrepreneurs to protect and promote their intellectual property (IP) across borders and acting as a forum for addressing cutting-edge IP issues. Our IP data and information guide decisionmakers the world over. And our impact-driven projects and technical assistance ensure IP benefits everyone, everywhere.
WHAT ARE THE WIPO GLOBAL AWARDS?
Every year the WIPO Global Awards celebrate small businesses, start-ups and university spinouts that leverage intellectual property backed innovation and creation in an exceptional manner to achieve business goals and improve society.
The annual Awards contest is organized for applicants originating from WIPO's 193 Member States and diverse economic sectors.
The Global Awards program takes root in WIPO’s mission to ensure a world where intellectual property rights support innovation and creativity from anywhere, for the good of everyone.
More information is available here: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/awards/global/2025
CONTACTS
For more information about ClicknClear please email Chantal at chantal@clicknclear.com
and for more information about the WIPO Global Awards, please email Victoria at victoria.smaniotto@wipo.int