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>[26.Dec.09] General
– WIPO highlights the importance of IP in the
climate change scenario
Source: Infomail ABREU, MERKL no. 29
On 18.Dec.2009, the 15th
United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) came
to its end. The event took place in Copenhagen, Denmark,
and focused on discussing the current climate changes
and possible solutions.
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) participated in a series of COP15
side events, and at one of these events with the theme
“International Cooperation on Technology Transfer:
Time for Action”, he gave a speech stating that
Intellectual Property (IP) has an important role in
green innovation. By being the biggest public repository
of up-to-date technology, the patent system not only
provides a significant amount of information through
the publication of filed applications, but it can also
guarantee the right of protection and potential commercialization
of the knowledge developed.
The Director General also pointed out that IP has a
big part to play in technology policies, and that investments
in the development of environment-friendly technologies
and their rapid dissemination must be a priority. Through
the transferring of new technologies, aided by a solid
IP system, inventors can earn back the investments they
made in green innovation. Hence, making the process
for obtaining a green patent easier will consequently
stimulate new developments in this area.
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