Environmental
Feb. 18, 2010
PTO Program Aims to Help Clean Tech
Companies seeking patents for environmentally friendly technology are getting some relief after the U.S. Patent Trademark Office launched a new program to cut the wait time for certain clean technology patents by one year.
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The Obama administration's effort to ease the backlog of clean energy patents is hitting some bumps as patent attorneys navigating through the program are finding flaws in the nascent effort.
Patents often take more than three years to get approved, but through its Green Tech Pilot Program, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office aims to slash the wait time for certain clean ...
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