Intellectual property and climate change : inventing clean technologies /
Matthew Rimmer.
- Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2011
- xii, 495 p. : ill. ;
- Intellectual property and the environment .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-467) and index.
Introduction : the wizards of Menlo Park : Thomas Edison, General Electric Inc. and Ecomagination -- The Copenhagen Accord and the Cancún 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.