Accelerate Technologies

Robert Games asked: Earlier this year, the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched the Green Technology Program, a US equivalent to the UK Green Channel which gives patent applicants the opportunity to request accelerated processing or fast tracking of their patent application. This is applicable if the invention has an environmental benefit or [...]

Kevin Closson asked: Intellectual property is the throttle of the global innovation engine. Applied properly, the throttle can accelerate innovation and support business, governmental, and humanitarian goals. Set incorrectly, it can stifle innovation or exacerbate inequality. Intellectual property policy, therefore, is a key piece of the march toward a global, sustainable energy model. Yet curiously, [...]