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Access to Knowledge and Access to Knowledge and Technologies, IP and Technologies, IP and Strategies for Green Strategies for Green

TechnologiesTechnologies

WIPO ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON WIPO ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL IP STRATEGIES FOR NATIONAL IP STRATEGIES FOR

DEVELOPMENT;DEVELOPMENT;

Manila, October 2009Manila, October 2009

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OutlineOutline

• Context

• Role of Knowledge and Technology

• Strategies– Access to “free use” technologies– Incentives

• IP based• Other

• Conclusions

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Context 1Context 1

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Context 2Context 2

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Context 3Context 3

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Role of Knowledge and TechnologyRole of Knowledge and Technology

• Mitigation– Civil engineering– Transport– Energy supply and use

• Private• Industry

– Waste management– Agriculture– Forestry

• Adaptation– Water resources– Coastal defences– Agriculture– Healthcare– Biodiversity

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Strategies 1Strategies 1

• Out of Patent

• Non-patented

• Better use of patent documentation

• Better use of non-patent documentation

• Technology transfer and sustainability– International Agencies– Government– Private Sector

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Strategies 2Strategies 2

• IP based incentives– Advantages

• Devolves decision

• Protects investment

• Protects commercialisation

– Disadvantages• Monopoly pricing

• Inhibit further innovation

• Imbalance– Developed/developing– Local SME/multinational;

• IP based incentives– Lower fees– Fast-track processing– Expand patentability– Encourage licensing– Compulsory licensing– Patent pooling

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Strategies 3Strategies 3

• Non IP based– Grants– Publicly funded

research– Tax breaks– Tax pollution

• Non IP based– Prizes

• McCain’s auto prize• The L prize• Saltire prize• Progressive Insurance

Automotive prize• Virgin Earth Challenge• Grainger Challenge

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ConclusionsConclusions• Avoid re-run of academic patent/anti-

patent debate

• Look at ideas from access to medicines debate

• Prize + licence of right

• Standards and pooling

• Compulsory licensing