NDLI: Green Patent: Promoting Innovation for Environment by Patent System

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Mu-Yen Hsu
Copyright Year	2007
Description	Author affiliation: Nat. Chengchi Univ., Taipei (Mu-Yen Hsu)
Abstract	People usually emphasize the novelty and economic usefulness of an innovation but neglect its environmental impacts. This ideology was embodied into the institutional design of the patent system. In general, an innovation could be granted a patent if it can pass the examination of only three criteria: novelty, non-obviousness and usefulness. This kind of institutional design constrains the thinking process of the innovator in return - they strive to invent something new and profitable regardless of the environmental impacts. As a result, the environment is sacrificed. In this study, we try to explore a kind of institutional remedy. In order to alter the direction of technological development, we suggest refining the policy context of innovation, especially the patent system which motivates the innovation and diffuses the information. We introduce a new examination criterion, greenness, into the patent system, and discuss its feasibility and possible impacts. By incorporating this environmental concern into the patent examination, the patent system may encourage the innovator to invent "new, useful and green" products and processes. We call this kind of patent design "the green patent."
Starting Page	2491
Ending Page	2497
File Size	1192170
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781890843151
DOI	10.1109/PICMET.2007.4349585
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-08-05
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	PICMET
Subject Keyword	Technological innovation Environmental economics Pollution Protection Modems Green products Government Engines Production Intellectual property
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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