Green technology patent push has some worried (Silicon Valley)
A federal plan to boost “green” technology innovation by slashing patent processing time has some Silicon Valley lawyers wondering: Will the program help or hurt their tech clients?
A number of valley lawyers who deal with patents say the two-month-old Green Technology Pilot Program has good intentions, but is relatively narrow in scope and could cause a patent approval backlog for inventors who don’t design green products. Others say the program would make eco-friendly technologies more quickly available for commercial use, create jobs and help the environment.
Read the full report in the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.
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