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Explore the relationship between intellectual property and environmental technology in the context of climate change. Dr. Bertram Huber leads the discussion on patents, licensing, and other IP topics related to global warming. Join the dialogue on solutions like compulsory licensing, patent pools, and WIPO Green. Get involved in the debate for a sustainable future.
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AIPPI Forum/ExCoHyderabad/IN, 2012.10.16 SC Q198 IP and evironmental technology / climate change (green technology) Chairman SC Q198 Dr. Bertram Huber Rechtsanwalt IP*SEVA, Backnang (Stuttgart) US Partner Office: Los Angeles, CA
Why? • Global warming leads to heated debate • “IP and green technology” debate: • Many suggestions , among them • Compulsory licensing • … Dr. Bertram Huber, IP*SEVA Backnang (Stuttgart), Germany
Main task of SC • Follow development of IP issues in the context of the climate change debate (in particular in and around UNFCCC andappertaining Conferences of the Parties - COP) • Focus mainly on • patents and other IP rights, • licensing issues, and • other IP related topics Dr. Bertram Huber, IP*SEVA Backnang (Stuttgart), Germany
Status of SC • Members fromindustrializedandemerging countries • BR • EU (DE, FR, GB) • CN • IN • KR • US • ZA • Still sought: membersfromdeveloping countries Dr. Bertram Huber, IP*SEVA Backnang (Stuttgart), Germany
Presentworktasks Status of UNFCCC before COP-17, Durban/ZA, 2011.12 Additional empiricalworkareas Identifyhindrancesforlittletechnologytransferfromidustrializedtodeveloping countries Need forimproved patent information? Patent pools/patent commons/patent communitiesas a solution? Need forcompulsorylicensingbeyond Art. 31 TRIPS? WIPO Green asviable alternative? Status of „Technology Mechanisms“ (COP-15, 16) „Greeningof patent laws“ andif so what? Dr. Bertram Huber, IP*SEVA Backnang (Stuttgart), Germany
Next steps • SC Q198 meeting, Hyderabad, 2011.10.17 • Discussionofgathered(preliminary) results • Details offurtherworkMay result in • Questionnaireto national groups • SpecificWorking Questiontobeproposed • … • Alwaysrequired: • Information on thesubject form countries/regions • Other contributions Dr. Bertram Huber, IP*SEVA Backnang (Stuttgart), Germany
Thank you very much for your attention! Huber@IPSEVA.com IP-LAW@huberb.de www.IPSEVA.com US Associated Office: Cynthia Cannady, Los Angeles, CACannady@IPSEVA.com Dr. Bertram Huber, IP*SEVA Backnang (Stuttgart), Germany