IP around the World
Reinventing the Automobile: What it takes to make a clean machine
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The Eco-Patent Commons: Caring through sharing
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World Intellectual Property Day – April 26
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Letters and Comment
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IP and Climate Change Negotiations: From Bali to Copenhagen, Via Poznań
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Sharing technology to meet a common challenge
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Climate Change – The Technology Challenge
This article sets the scene for WIPO Magazine’s new series on the challenge to find technological solutions to climate change. The series will look at examples of climate-friendly innovation, and will explore how intellectual property can contribute to the development of low carbon technologies, and their transfer to developing countries.
Patenting and Access to Clean Energy Technologies in Developing Countries
For the world to make the transition to a low carbon economy, renewable energy technologies must be made available globally. In a paper for the International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development, John Barton, Professor of Law at Stanford University, explores whether IP is a bottleneck in the solar, biofuels and wind energy sectors. He briefly summarizes his conclusions in this article, focusing on Brazil, China and India.
New Rice for Africa – Plant Breeding Technologies Fighting Hunger
Climate change, drought, desertification, soaring food prices, hunger …Nowhere do these inter-twined threats to development threaten more starkly than in Africa.
From Cows to Kilowatts – A Case Study in Successful Technology Transfer
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Hot Property – IP Strategies in the Solar Tech Sector
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Green Branding – Cashing in on the Eco-Market
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Green Innovation - Keeping Airplanes Up and Carbon Output Down
It seems far-fetched, almost inconceivable that a simple shrub, jatropha curcas, and plain algae, could offer a viable alternative to oil – that black gold on which we have become so reliant.
Book Review
The publication of a book on industrial designs occurs less frequently than on any other area of intellectual property. The publication of a book on African law is even less frequent, so a publication that discusses both subjects, such as this one by Stéphanie Ngo Mbem, is to be welcomed.
Letters and Comments
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In the News
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The Father of Karaoke
He once claimed that he went to school in order to sleep, and that laziness was the major factor in thinking up karaoke. Daisuke Inoue never learned to read music, so he taught himself new music just by listening and repetition.
Building for the Future
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Beginning of a New Era for the Lisbon System
The 50th anniversary celebration of the Lisbon Agreement on the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration took place at a ceremony on October 31 in Lisbon. The ceremony rounded off a two-day Forum, co-hosted by WIPO and the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) of Portugal in the city which gave birth to the Agreement in 1958, after many years of difficult negotiations.
Famous Appellations of Origin
An appellation of origin is a special kind of geographical indication generally consisting of a geographical name or a traditional designation used on products which have a specific quality or characteristics that are essentially due to the geographical environment in which they are produced.
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