Patent Trolls Threaten Green Innovation · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader

ByBizMan

Patent Trolls Threaten Green Innovation · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader:

There is a lot of discussion about “patent trolls” and the impact they have on various industries.

Here is the argument about the impact they have on the innovation in “green” technology. This is really the case for all new technology and all new industries, but the argument is about the major impact the trolls have on smaller organizations in the fledgling green technologies.

Much if not most of sustainability, however, is the practice of ancient technologies like organics (manure) and energy efficiency.

Hmmm…???

Keywords: patents, Patent Troll, green business, sustainability,
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