Wednesday 29 April 2009

Green patents rise

Adelaide Advertiser
Tuesday 28/4/2009 Page: 21

TRADEMARKS for environmentally-friendly inventions have jumped by 250% in the past five years, Innovation Minister Kim Carr says. Senator Carr said increasing numbers of green patent applications have shown Australian industry is tackling climate change. "Patent registrations for solar and clean coal technology applications have risen by 15% and 50% respectively over five years," he said. "With the huge jump in green trademarks in the energy sector, these figures show innovators are tackling climate change head-on."

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