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Building The Global Green Patent Highway: A Proposal For International Harmonization Of Green Technology Fast Track Programs, Eric L. Lane
Building The Global Green Patent Highway: A Proposal For International Harmonization Of Green Technology Fast Track Programs, Eric L. Lane
Eric L. Lane
As governments around the world recognize the importance of development and implementation of clean technologies in mitigating climate change, they have looked to patenting procedures as a mechanism to promote and accelerate green innovation. In particular, many national intellectual property offices have implemented programs that provide expedited examination of patent applications directed to green technologies. These green patent fast track programs vary widely in their rules, both in eligibility requirements and process parameters. Due to these disparities, it can be costly and time consuming for applicants and their patent attorneys to select which green technology patent fast track programs to …