"Green" patent issuances hit record high in 2008
IPLaw360 reports that more clean energy patents issued in 2008 than in any year since the data has been tracked. According to the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index report, Fuel cell patents account for the highest proportion of the 928 newly-issued patents, while there was also substantial growth in the number of wind patents. Also on the rise were patents issued in hydroelectric, tidal, and geothermal technologies.
As clean energy technology becomes more pervasive in the marketplace, we expect to see an increase in litigation on such patents as companies begin to monetize their growing portfolios in this area to get a return on these investments. Others may seek to exclude competitors from these emerging markets.
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