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AIPPI Forum/ExCo Hyderabad/IN , 2012.10.16. SC Q198 IP and evironmental technology / climate change (green technology) Chairman SC Q198 Dr. Bertram Huber Rechtsanwalt IP*SEVA, Backnang (Stuttgart) US Partner Office: Los Angeles, CA. Why ?. Global warming leads to heated debate
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AIPPI Forum/ExCoHyderabad/IN, 2012.10.16 SC Q198 IP and evironmental technology / climate change (green technology) Chairman SC Q198 Dr. Bertram Huber Rechtsanwalt IP*SEVA, Backnang (Stuttgart) US Partner Office: Los Angeles, CA
Why? • Global warming leads to heated debate • “IP and green technology” debate: • Many suggestions , among them • Compulsory licensing • … Dr. Bertram Huber, IP*SEVA Backnang (Stuttgart), Germany
Main task of SC • Follow development of IP issues in the context of the climate change debate (in particular in and around UNFCCC andappertaining Conferences of the Parties - COP) • Focus mainly on • patents and other IP rights, • licensing issues, and • other IP related topics Dr. Bertram Huber, IP*SEVA Backnang (Stuttgart), Germany
Status of SC • Members fromindustrializedandemerging countries • BR • EU (DE, FR, GB) • CN • IN • KR • US • ZA • Still sought: membersfromdeveloping countries Dr. Bertram Huber, IP*SEVA Backnang (Stuttgart), Germany
Presentworktasks Status of UNFCCC before COP-17, Durban/ZA, 2011.12 Additional empiricalworkareas Identifyhindrancesforlittletechnologytransferfromidustrializedtodeveloping countries Need forimproved patent information? Patent pools/patent commons/patent communitiesas a solution? Need forcompulsorylicensingbeyond Art. 31 TRIPS? WIPO Green asviable alternative? Status of „Technology Mechanisms“ (COP-15, 16) „Greeningof patent laws“ andif so what? Dr. Bertram Huber, IP*SEVA Backnang (Stuttgart), Germany
Next steps • SC Q198 meeting, Hyderabad, 2011.10.17 • Discussionofgathered(preliminary) results • Details offurtherworkMay result in • Questionnaireto national groups • SpecificWorking Questiontobeproposed • … • Alwaysrequired: • Information on thesubject form countries/regions • Other contributions Dr. Bertram Huber, IP*SEVA Backnang (Stuttgart), Germany
Thank you very much for your attention! Huber@IPSEVA.com IP-LAW@huberb.de www.IPSEVA.com US Associated Office: Cynthia Cannady, Los Angeles, CACannady@IPSEVA.com Dr. Bertram Huber, IP*SEVA Backnang (Stuttgart), Germany