Licensing Executives Society USA and Canada

Patents And Licensing As Metrics Of Technology Transfer: An Example From Clean Technology

By Mark V. Muller, Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A., Shareholder and Annemarie Meike, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Business Development Executive

Global climate change has been recognized by a variety of organizations in the U.S. and abroad as an important issue. It is often asserted that new technology is the cure for climate change. In this article, the authors attempt to untangle several interwoven thoughts and assumptions about new technology, its impact, and ways to measure that impact with respect to what is commonly referred to as "clean technology."
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2012 Industry Outlook

TOP WEEKLY NEWS

Caveats in Patent Overhaul Could Pose New Challenges for Smaller Biopharmas

Faculty Cry Foul Over Intellectual-Property Policy at U. of Louisiana System

Olympic Megastore on Copacabana Beach Unveiled as Rio 2016 Launch $750 Million Licensing Program

Patent Fights Increasingly Wind Up Back in Government Offices

Will Patent Ruling in Microsoft's Favor Spell the End for Android?

New Patent Regs May Inspire More Litigation, Not Less

Apple and Google Disagree Over Licensing Patents

Fees Soar 47 Percent in Plan to Cut U.S. Patent Backlog: BGOV Barometer

Research Commercialization Earns A$1.3 Billion and Is on the Rise

Obama Boosts Federal R&D By $2 Billion

University of California Updates Patent Policy to Protect Its Rights Over Inventions

USPTO Establishes Thomas Alva Edison Visiting Professionals Program

America Invents Act Update 2

FEATURED EVENT

LES 2012 Winter Meeting

March 12-14 | Anaheim Marriott | Anaheim, CA

From dealmaking to IP strategy to legal trends and more, this year's winter meeting will focus primarily on cutting edge issues in the high technology space with overlapping content in related industries, including clean tech, nanotechnology and medical devices. Plus LES and AUTM have partnered to offer exciting new joint programming providing a rare opportunity for all meeting attendees to network with and learn from each other.
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