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Access to Knowledge and Access to Knowledge and Technologies, IP and Technologies, IP and Strategies for Green Strategies for Green
TechnologiesTechnologies
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OutlineOutline
• Context
• Role of Knowledge and Technology
• Strategies– Access to “free use” technologies– Incentives
• IP based• Other
• Conclusions
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Context 1Context 1
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Context 2Context 2
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Context 3Context 3
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Role of Knowledge and TechnologyRole of Knowledge and Technology
• Mitigation– Civil engineering– Transport– Energy supply and use
• Private• Industry
– Waste management– Agriculture– Forestry
• Adaptation– Water resources– Coastal defences– Agriculture– Healthcare– Biodiversity
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Strategies 1Strategies 1
• Out of Patent
• Non-patented
• Better use of patent documentation
• Better use of non-patent documentation
• Technology transfer and sustainability– International Agencies– Government– Private Sector
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Strategies 2Strategies 2
• IP based incentives– Advantages
• Devolves decision
• Protects investment
• Protects commercialisation
– Disadvantages• Monopoly pricing
• Inhibit further innovation
• Imbalance– Developed/developing– Local SME/multinational;
• IP based incentives– Lower fees– Fast-track processing– Expand patentability– Encourage licensing– Compulsory licensing– Patent pooling
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Strategies 3Strategies 3
• Non IP based– Grants– Publicly funded
research– Tax breaks– Tax pollution
• Non IP based– Prizes
• McCain’s auto prize• The L prize• Saltire prize• Progressive Insurance
Automotive prize• Virgin Earth Challenge• Grainger Challenge
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ConclusionsConclusions• Avoid re-run of academic patent/anti-
patent debate
• Look at ideas from access to medicines debate
• Prize + licence of right
• Standards and pooling
• Compulsory licensing