Defining interface between IP rights and climate change

Intellectual property rights incentivise creation and dissemination of environmentally sound technologies, without compromising larger objective of combating climate change.

Published Mon, Apr 27, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

ON April 26, we celebrated World Intellectual Property Day. This year's celebrations were muted in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, but thematically addressed "Intellectual Property and Climate Change". Intellectual property law shapes the extent to which new technologies can be protected, and this in turn will lend credence to the choices that have to be made which ultimately go towards long-term care for the planet.

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