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All business should have an intellectual property(IP) strategy that reflects the prevailing business issues. The cleantech sector is no exception, particularly taking into account the number of diverse industries involved and the trend towards convergence of technologies and sectors. This article examines some key considerations when developing a cleantech ... keep reading
Written by Simon Rowell and Jonathan Lucas in June 2012, about Clean Tech, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Law, Licensing
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Written by Celsias in May 2012, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Finance & Money, Food, Licensing, Transparency
For those of us who didn't realise just how much of the East Coast oil is controlled by TAG Oil here's a bit from their website . East Coast Basin, New Zealand TAG's Oil & Gas Projects Permit Basin Interest Acreage Status 38348 Waitangi Hill Discovery East Coast 100 ... keep reading
Written by Vicki B in January 2012, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Licensing, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
It frustrates me when I hear business owners say “we are too small to worry about IP”. When you are small you are at your most vulnerable. When your brand is very new, you may not have established sufficient reputation to defend it by suing others for passing off or ... keep reading
Written by Simon Rowell in September 2011, about Branding, Clean Tech, Copyright, Design, Economics, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Licensing (1 comment)
Japan, with 37.1 percent of global inventions. That’s according to one of the most comprehensive analysis ever undertaken on global cleantech innovation. Economists Matthieu Glachant and Antoine Dechezleprêtre used the EPO Worldwide Patent Statistical Database (PATSTAT) to examine the geographic distribution and global diffusion of inventions in thirteen ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in December 2010, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Design, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Green energy, Industry & Business, Innovation, Licensing, Patents, Politics & Government, Science, Technology (3 comments)
The embracing of all things “green” by the public has meant that if companies want to stay in the game, they need to be at the forefront of green technologies, or green-tech. Driven by efforts to curb fossil fuel use, and concerns about the security of energy supplies, governments worldwide ... keep reading
Written by Mike Biagio in August 2010, about Clean Tech, Copyright, Design, Green energy, Industry & Business, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Law, Licensing
A former engineer of General Motors (GM) was recently charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets about GM’s hybrid technology. Apparently, the engineer (and her husband) had intented to sell this information to one of GM’s competitors in China. This case highlights the problem that exists with trade ... keep reading
Written by Anton Blijlevens, Partner, A J Park in August 2010, about Anti-counterfeiting, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Tech, Copyright, Design, Industry & Business, Intellectual Property, Law, Licensing (1 comment)
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