Patent Law

Fig Leaf

By Gary Odom and Jordan Kuhn

The USPTO proves itself a political creature (again) with a pilot program to fast-track so-called green technology patent applications. "Every day an important green tech innovation is hindered from coming to market is another day we harm our planet and another day lost in creating green businesses and green jobs," spouted agency Director David Kappos. 3,000 applications, out of 770,000 pending, are deemed green enough.

Lacking political will, the United States has made no serious commitment to address the looming disaster of global warming, but has tinkered at both meaningless (green patent examination) and counter-productive measures, such as subsidizing agri-business for bio-fuels, which is likely to create more problems that provide solution. The bio-fuels payout is indicative of the American government's way of addressing problems: subsidize large corporations. GE praised the green patent examination program. Ho, ho, ho...

Full post as published by The Patent Prospector on December 13, 2009 (boomark / email).