Event on the role of patents in advancing climate change mitigation technologies
Some 100 experts from industry, government, international organizations, universities and research institutes, and technology transfer centers met in Athens last week to discuss some of the challenges and recent successes in developing and deploying new technologies to mitigate climate change. Jointly held by the EPO and the Hellenic Industrial Property Organization, the conference is a part of efforts to strengthen the role of the patent system in facilitating access to and transfer of knowledge in sustainable technologies.