Get your green technology to the head of the line
01 March 2010
A growing number of IP offices are offering to speed up the granting of patents over so-called green, clean technology. This is what the rules mean in practice in five key markets
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Australia
1) Technology
The Australian Patent Office has stated that it is willing to expedite applications in the field of "green technology". This is likely to be interpreted broadly by the Australian Patent Office, and would most likely include any technology that arguably mitigates an environmental problem....
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