The role of the patent system in stimulating innovation and technology transfer for climate change : including aspects of licensing and competition law / / Hee-Eun Kim
Pubbl/distr/stampa
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, 2011
ISBN
3-8452-3447-4
Edizione
[1. Aufl.]
Descrizione fisica
90 p. ; ; 23 cm
Collana
MIPLC studies ; ; v. 13
Classificazione
PU 1547
Soggetti
Patent laws and legislation
Patent licenses
Patents (International law)
Technology transfer - Law and legislation
Environmental protection - Technology transfer
Climatic changes - Law and legislation
Climate change mitigation
Technological innovations - Law and legislation
Green technology
Geistiges Eigentum
Klimaänderung
Technologietransfer
Zwangslizenz
Lingua di pubblicazione
Inglese
Formato
Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico
Monografia
Note generali
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Master of Laws in Intellectual Property)--Universität München, 2010.
"Munich Intellectual Property Law Center."
Nota di bibliografia
Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-90).
Nota di contenuto
Introduction -- Defining green technology -- Background : international legal framework for climate change -- Role of the patent system -- Green technology transfer and IP -- Balancing IP and competition -- Conclusion.
Sommario/riassunto
The world increasingly faces the adverse impact of climate change. What role can intellectual property play to stimulate the necessary innovation and technology transfer? Providing an inventory of patent
law, policy and information, including certain private initiatives, this thesis discusses issues at the crossroads of intellectual property and climate change, such as: compulsory licensing for climate change, patent offices