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Environmental

Feb. 18, 2010

PTO Program Aims to Help Clean Tech

Companies seeking patents for environmentally friendly technology are getting some relief after the U.S. Patent Trademark Office launched a new program to cut the wait time for certain clean technology patents by one year.

By Fiona Smith

Daily Journal Staff Writer

The Obama administration's effort to ease the backlog of clean energy patents is hitting some bumps as patent attorneys navigating through the program are finding flaws in the nascent effort.

Patents often take more than three years to get approved, but through its Green Tech Pilot Program, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office aims to slash the wait time for certain clean ...

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