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 … little agreement on the solutions to this problem. This Note suggests patents may be less significant for green 'invention … standpoint. This is problematic as a matter of present knowledge, but it also risks neglecting a key component of the patent …

This chapter considers the role of patent law in respect of geoengineering. Intellectual Ventures has developed a large … technologies. Moreover, this chapter explores the potential for patent thickets in respect of geoengineering. What will be the … what policy options for patent abuse will be useful or effective in this field. There is a larger international debate over …

We analyze the use of patent protection as a new policy to direct technical change to clean technology. Contrary to … popular belief, it is dirty (and not clean) innovations that should be excluded from patent protection to reduce emissions. In … the shortrun, removing patent protection on dirty technology increases emissions. However, the reduced markup on dirty …

and TRIPS compliance, consideration of ‘greenness’ in substantive patent law, and emerging antitrust disputes affecting …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 …