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IP Strategies for a Green Economy

By B. Delano Jordan
March 31, 2009

While much has been written and said about the emergence of a new green economy, less attention has been paid to the importance of an effective patent strategy to the innovative companies bolstering such an economy. This article considers the unique aspects of clean technology and renewable energy against the backdrop of a rapidly changing patent law landscape. In particular, the article considers recent U.S. Supreme Court patent cases and how they may impact business decisions, development deals, and other transactional aspects of interest to those in the cleantech and renewable energy industry.

The Green Economy

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