The report on which this overview is based, WIPO IPC–Green Technology Concordance: A harmonized classification methodology , was produced by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) under the direction of Daren Tang (Director General) in the IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector led by Marco Alemán (Assistant Director General) and supervised by Carsten Fink (Chief Economist) and Nisha Jalan (Director, Statistics Division).
The report was prepared by Mosahid Khan and Kyle Bergquist, both from the Department of Economics and Data Analytics of WIPO, and Ning Xu from the International Classification and Standards Division of WIPO. Jochen Spuck of Zito AI and Klaus Jank of EconSight developed the concept paper on green technologies and international patent classification (IPC) concordance mapping and provided input and expert guidance on the identification of green technologies. We would like to thank Tobias Boyd, Christopher Harrison, and Peter Oksen (WIPO); Bettina Reichl (European Patent Office, EPO); Gareth Jones and Rich Corken (United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office, UKIPO); and Sean Martineau (Canadian Intellectual Property Office, CIPO) for their valuable guidance, comments, and suggestions on the concept paper.
Samiah Do Carmo Figueiredo and Mary Osuchukwu provided administrative support. Gratitude is also due to the Digital Engagement Service for the editing and design, and to staff in the Printing Plant for their services.