Intellectual property and climate change : inventing clean technologies - Rimmer, Matthew (Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2011)
Introduction : the wizards of Menlo Park : Thomas Edison, General Electric Inc. and Ecomagination -- The Copenhagen Accord and the Canc{u2D6E} agreements : intellectual property, technology transfer, and climate change -- The TRIPS Agreement : intellectual property, climate change, and disaster capitalism -- Energy poverty : the World Intellectual Property Organization and the development agenda -- The clean technology revolution : patent log jams and fast-tracks -- The Toyota Prius : hybrid cars, and patent trolls --'Clean energy for America, power up America' : patent law and compulsory licensing -- Climate innovation centres : patent law and public sector licensing -- The eco-patent commons : patent pools, clearing houses, and open innovation -- Environmental prizes : the H-Prize, the L-Prize, and the X Prize -- Conclusion : intellectual property and climate law.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-467) and index.
Keywords: Intellectual property; Green technology -- Government policy; Technology transfer -- Environmental aspects