Corporations Go Public With Eco-Friendly Patents

Corporations Go Public With Eco-Friendly Patents

Leading members of the corporate community have come together in a first-of-its-kind effort to help the environment, unleashing dozens of innovative, environmentally-responsible patents to the public domain.

Availability of these patents will encourage researchers, entrepreneurs and companies of all sizes in any industry to create, apply, and further develop their consumer or industrial products, processes, and services in a way that will help to protect and respect the environment.

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and IBM — named today by IFI Claims as the leading earner of United States patents for the 15th consecutive year — are initiating this effort in partnership with Nokia, Pitney Bowes, and Sony.

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