create substantial tensions for the patent system to assure low-cost access to patented technologies at the back end of … technology transfer needs. This article first describes the uncertain case for relying on the patent system, the tensions that … needs, and the measures that have been proposed to limit the effect of the patent system on development of and access to …

This study considers intellectual property rules contained in the WTO TRIPS Agreement as they might affect climate … change regulatory efforts. The TRIPS Agreement rules that are most directly applicable in this context are patents … WTO dispute-settlement panel might apply WTO rules (especially TRIPS) to climate change initiatives that a WTO Member …

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 …

innovation in climate-friendly, or green, technologies. A substantial literature has mapped the relationship between patent law … standpoint. This is problematic as a matter of present knowledge, but it also risks neglecting a key component of the patent … literature, which may provide a useful framework to analyze patent law in the context of a variety of innovation incentive …