Intellectual property and climate change
Subtitle: inventing clean technologies
By: Matthew Rimmer
Series: Intellectual property and the environment; Intellectual property and the environment
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northhampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 495
ISBN-13: 9781848446243
Subjects: Intellectual property; Green technology; Environmental aspects; Government policy; Technology transfer
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-467) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the wizards of Menlo Park : Thomas Edison, General Electric Inc. and Ecomagination; title: The Copenhagen Accord and the Cancún agreements : intellectual property, technology transfer, and climate change; title: The TRIPS Agreement : intellectual property, climate change, and disaster capitalism; title: Energy poverty : the World Intellectual Property Organization and the development agenda; title: The clean technology revolution : patent log jams and fast-tracks; title: The Toyota Prius : hybrid cars, and patent trolls; title: 'Clean energy for America, power up America' : patent law and compulsory licensing; title: Climate innovation centres : patent law and public sector licensing; title: The eco-patent commons : patent pools, clearing houses, and open innovation; title: Environmental prizes : the H-Prize, the L-Prize, and the X Prize; title: Conclusion : intellectual property and climate law.