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This week in biofuels, a patent perspective

  • Stoel Rives LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 5 2010

On July 29, 2010, the following U.S. patent applications were published relating to biofuels

This week in biofuels, a patent perspective

  • Stoel Rives LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 22 2010

The US and PCT patent organizations published the following patents and applications during the first weeks of September 2010

USPTO continues to expand expedited examination of green technologies patent applications

  • Foley & Lardner LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 29 2010

Patent applicants in the energy industry are likely aware that it can take years for energy industry patent applications to issue as granted patents

Supreme Court patent ruling is good news for cleantech business models

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 31 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Bilski v. Kappos is good news for clean energy innovators

This week in biofuels, a patent perspective

  • Stoel Rives LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 14 2010

The US and PCT patent organizations published the following patents and applications during the week of August 30, 2010:WO2010099406 (University of Maryland) relates to a producing ethanol and other products from plant material

Mitsubishi escalates legal battle with GE over wind turbine patents

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 13 2010

Mitsubishi filed an antitrust lawsuit against GE at a federal court in Arkansas near where it plans to build a $100m (£69m) wind turbine plant

Supreme Court finds hedging process ineligible for patent

  • Sullivan & Worcester LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 1 2010

In Bilski v. Kappos, 561 U.S. ___ (2010), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a hedging process developed for buyers and sellers of commodities in the energy market wasn't eligible for a patent

Process for hedging energy trades is not patentable

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 12 2010

On June 28th, the Supreme Court held that a patent application for a claimed invention that explains how commodities buyers and sellers in the energy market can protect, or hedge, against the risk of price changes is not patent eligible

Patent Office extends and expands clean energy fast-track program

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 12 2010

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced this week it is extending and expanding its pilot program for fast-tracking examination of certain patent applications related to clean energy technology

USTR initiates investigation into China’s green technology policies

  • King & Spalding LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 1 2010

On October 20, 2010, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") initiated an investigation into China's policies affecting trade and investment in green technologies