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• 16 Feb 11
  

  Green Activism - Networking

• 09 Jul 10
  

  Phil Slade

  "Sharing knowledge and technology that protect the environment is one way to address a wide range of challenges and threats to our planet. One vital way to share such knowledge and technology is through making patented technology available. Yet, to date, there has been no organized effort to make patents available, without royalty, to help enable the world community to reduce waste, pollution, global warming and energy demands.
  
  The Commons concept recognizes that some patents that provide environmental benefit may represent the jewels of a company's kingdom. Asking an enterprise or University to relinquish such key assets is not the objective of the Commons.
  
  However, leading businesses and Universities may hold some patents that provide environmental benefit and do not represent an essential source of business advantage for them. Though these patents may provide nominal license or exclusivity potential for companies, they may provide greater value in a public commons.
  
  As has been demonstrated by the open source software community, the free sharing of knowledge can provide a fertile ground for new collaboration and innovation. Sharing environmental patents can help others become more eco-efficient and operate in a more environmentally sustainable manner — enabling technology innovation to meet social innovation.
  
  The Eco-Patent Commons provides a unique leadership opportunity for global business to make a difference - sharing their innovations in support of sustainable development."

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• 16 Jun 10
  

  Ihering Alcoforado

  Eco-Patent Commons WBSCSD Intellectual Property Rights Licensing

• 20 Apr 09
  

  Pauline Nee

  The Eco-Patent Commons is an initiative to create a collection of patents on technology that directly or indirectly protects the environment. The patents will be pledged by companies and other intellectual property rights holders and made available to any

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• 20 Sep 08
  

  Richard Lum

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• 06 Jun 08
  

  jeremie fosse

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• 08 Feb 08
  

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  The Eco-Patent Commons is an initiative to create a collection of patents on technology that directly or indirectly protects the environment. The patents will be pledged by companies and other intellectual property rights holders and made available to any

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• 15 Jan 08
  

  Thanasis Priftis

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• 14 Jan 08
  

  Howard Silverman

  The Eco-Patent Commons is an initiative to create a collection
  of patents on technology that directly or indirectly protects the
  environment. The patents will be pledged by companies and other
  intellectual property rights holders and made available to

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