effects of climate change. This book charts the patent landscapes and legal conflicts emerging in a range of fields of … book provides a detailed analysis of current trends in patent policy and administration in key nation states, and offers … licensing, and patent pools; and analyzes the development of Climate Innovation Centres, the Eco-Patent Commons, and …

The world is increasingly facing the adverse impact of climate change. In this context, what is the role of … possibilities afforded by three components of the patent system: patent law, patent policy and patent information. Complementing …, for example, compulsory licensing for climate change, patent offices’ preferential treatment policy for ‘green’ technology …

Using patent data from 66 countries for the period 1990–2003, we characterize the factors which promote or hinder the …

This paper uses the EPO/OECD World Patent Statistical Database (PATSTAT) to provide a quantitative description of the …

world population. Genetic engineering is mooted as a technological response to these difficulties. The modification of the …