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Is it ethical to patent emerging climate tech?

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is fast-tracking patent applications for climate tech. The U.S. Is this a good move

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Hanwha Solutions and Solarwatt enter into patent licensing agreement

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The two companies reach an agreement permitting Solarwatt to continue selling and marketing solar products covered by the licensed patent EP ’689

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Toyota is the global leader in solid-state battery patents

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Believe it or not, Toyota is by far the leading holder of solid-state battery patents, according to a recent study by Nikkei. Other Japanese companies are also among the top patent-holders in this space.

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Tigo Energy Files Patent Infringement Suit Against SunSpec

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Public communications following Patent Office ruling show SunSpec inducing members to infringe on Tigo Energy intellectual property

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Hanwha Solutions and Trina Solar reach patent licensing and transfer agreement

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Both companies have reached a patent licensing and transfer agreement with each other over their intellectual properties

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The Regional Court of Düsseldorf grants Hanwha Solutions’ application for a preliminary injunction for patent infringement against Trina Solar

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Parent company of Qcells successfully alleges in preliminary injunction proceedings to German court that Trina Solar GmbH is unlawfully importing and selling solar modules in Germany that infringe Qcells’ patented technology

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Draper wins patent for electrostatic motor

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Underpinning the initiative is a recent patent on aspects of the technology. The company’s patented approach to electric motors, which is available to license, replaces steel, copper coils and rare earth magnets with thin, light and widely available materials.

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PITT OHIO Receives Patent for Sustainable, Renewable Energy Process

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PITT OHIO receives a patent for the process they developed to take wind and solar energy into a battery system and the subsequent distribution of that power to points of use throughout their facilities

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Ampt Brings Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against SolarEdge to Protect Optimizer Technology

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-Complaint with U.S. International Trade Commission Seeks to Ban Import of Infringing SolarEdge Products -Similar Infringement Action in U.S. District Court Seeks Injunction and Substantial Monetary Damages

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Q CELLS reaches agreement to license use of its patent-protected technology with a German solar module manufacturer

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Agreement allows unnamed German solar company access to Q CELLS’ patent-protected cell passivation technology

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What Is Behind The U.S. Navy’s ‘UFO’ Fusion Energy Patent?

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Navy patents which range from compact fusion devices to faster than light travel technology. One man is responsible for a slew of bizarre U.S.

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Tesla files patent for new type of stator

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The innovative automaker’s quest to improve its products is ongoing, and it recently published a patent for a new type of stator. Tesla’s patent application, Stator for an Electric Motor , reads, in part: An example stator includes a stator core having teeth that are radially arranged about a common central axis of the stator and located in a spaced apart manner from one another. The diversity of electric motors used in today’s EVs is quite striking.

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Solaria Sues Canadian Solar for Patent Infringement

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patent that covers a process for separating photovoltaic (PV) strips from solar cells for use in tiled or so-called "shingled" solar modules. Solaria Corporation, a US-based global provider of advanced solar energy products, announced today that it filed suit against Canadian Solar Inc.,

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Envision goes Patent Pending for Floods with Solar EV Charging Station

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The post Envision goes Patent Pending for Floods with Solar EV Charging Station appeared first on Green Living Guy. EV Charging and Emergency Power That Can Survive Flooding to Over Nine Feet SAN DIEGO – June 16th, 2020 – Envision Solar International, Inc.,

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Patented 3R 60mm Polycarbonate Breather Vent Kit Provides Reliable Ventilation And Installation With Just A Turn Of The Wrist

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AttaBox Enclosures Patented 3R 60mm Polycarbonate Breather Vent Kit Now Available

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Nexeon acquires 24 patents for silicon anodes

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Silicon anode specialist Nexeon has acquired three sets of patents relating to the use of silicon in lithium-ion battery anodes. The 24 patents cover the manufacture and use of nano-scale silicon particles, alone or combined with graphite, as well as methods for coating carbon particles with silicon using vapor deposition. The patents have global coverage, and were acquired from German battery maker Litarion, which went bankrupt in 2018.

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Hydro-Québec commercializing electrolyte patents for solid-state batteries

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The University of Texas at Austin has agreed to transfer patents relating to a new type of electrolyte to be used in solid-state lithium batteries to Hydro-Québec, Canada’s largest electricity producer. The patents are co-invented by Dr. John B. Hydro-Québec’s team of researchers will integrate the patent’s technology into a battery with the goal of bringing it to the commercialization stage. “We

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Revolutionary mounting solution for sandwich roofs: AEROCOMPACT launches patented support system for PV installations

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The patented racking system is the first solution on the market that neither stresses nor damages the panels as it transfers all compressive and tensile forces directly into the roof's substructure. The Austrian expert in PV mounting solutions AEROCOMPACT has developed a new support system for solar power systems on sandwich panels.

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Nano One secures patent on high-energy NMC cathode powders

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Nano One Materials has secured a US patent for its NMC cathode powders, which it says offer a proprietary means of making Li-ion batteries more durable, safer and cheaper. This patent is particularly significant as it defines the properties of our high-energy NMC cathode powders, rather than the underlying process to make them,” said Dr. Stephen Campbell, Chief Technology Officer.

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Nexeon Acquires Key Patent Sets

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Move Strengthens Nexeon's Position in Battery Materials

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Tesla’s Effort To Short-Circuit Nikola Lawsuit Fizzles As Patent Office Denies Door Argument

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Patent and Trademark Office denied Tesla's attempt to invalidate its side door patent The upstart maker of electric trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells and batteries claims a small victory after the U.S.

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Wave energy gets boost to pioneer green economy with US patent approval.

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US Patent Office grants AW-Energy’s Patent Application for WaveRoller® technology

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Study: Europe and Japan lead boom in low carbon hydrogen patents

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Latest EPO-IEA report reveals hydrogen production technology patents have shifted towards low-emission methods such as electrolysis. Researchers analysed global patent data to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of innovation in the hydrogen field.

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Stahlin Enclosures Patented 3R 60mm Polycarbonate Breather Vent Kit Now Available

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Designed to help maintain component temperatures inside the enclosure within certain design limits, the Stahlin® 60mm breather vent quickly and easily installs with just a turn of the wrist

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Meet the VelociWrapperTM, a Newly Patented Creature Speeding up Clean Energy Installations

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The less it costs to install wind and solar farms, the less it costs consumers, the more consumers will make the switch to clean energy, and the faster we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide

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Trade Commission finds JinkoSolar did not infringe on Q CELLS’s patent

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International Trade Commission investigation into whether module competitors infringed on Hanwha Q CELLS’s manufacturing patent found that Jinko’s products do not infringe on the patent.

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REC is now suing Q CELLS over split-cell manufacturing and junction box patent infringement

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The patent infringement lawsuit war is heating up in the solar panel manufacturing world. REC confirmed in a press release that it filed… The post REC is now suing Q CELLS over split-cell manufacturing and junction box patent infringement appeared first on Solar Power World.

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SolarEdge sues Huawei again for inverter, power optimizer patent infringement

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SolarEdge has filed three additional lawsuits in China against Huawei, citing patent infringement on its inverters and power optimizers. a Chinese entity,… The post SolarEdge sues Huawei again for inverter, power optimizer patent infringement appeared first on Solar Power World. The company is seeking damages and an injunction. The recently filed lawsuits follow the filing of three other lawsuits in Germany by SolarEdge in June and July 2018 against Huawei Technologies Co.,

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Lamborghini and MIT patent a new material for supercapacitors

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Lamborghini and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have patented a new synthetic material that the carmaker hopes will serve as the technological base for a new generation of supercapacitors. The two organizations began working together in 2017 , when they produced the Terzo Millennio concept car. With support from Lamborghini’s Concept Development Department, a research team led by MIT Chemistry Professor Mircea Dinc? synthesized the new material.

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Tigo Energy Secures Overwhelming Legal Victory Protecting Innovation in U.S. Solar Industry

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Patent Office rejects more than 80% of SunSpec Alliance patent challenges, helping Tigo protect solar industry R&D investments

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New Patented Technology from EO Charging Set to Transform Fleet Charging

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Tigo Dismisses Patent Infringement Lawsuit as Tigo and APsystems Sign License Agreement

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Settlement validates Tigo IP while reinforcing customer choice in the marketplace

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US vaccine patent waiver: A 'game changer' for the global south?

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Health experts from India and South Africa welcomed Biden's U-turn on Covid-19 vaccine patents and urged the World Trade Organisation to urgently hammer out a deal

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Q CELLS’ patent infringement complaint against JinkoSolar, REC and LONGi Solar confirmed by Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany

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A patent infringement complaint filed by Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH in March 2019 to the Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany has been upheld. The Court has found that JinkoSolar GmbH, REC Solar EMEA GmbH and LONGi Solar Technologie GmbH breached Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH’s intellectual property rights by unlawfully incorporating its patented passivation technology into their solar cells

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Moixa Awarded New International Patents for Smart Charging Fleets of Batteries

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The patents complement a growing smart energy IP portfolio and help support the ability of Moixa's AI-enabled GridShare software to unlock value for customers by aggregating fleets of batteries to provide gigawatt-scale virtual power plants and help balance electricity grids worldwide

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US International Trade Commission Issues Final Determination Confirming No Infringement of Hanwha Q-Cells' Patent by REC Group

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Patent 9,893,215 ('215 patent). REC Group, an international pioneering solar energy brand with Scandinavian heritage, is pleased to report that on June 3, 2020, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a Final Determination that REC Group's products do not infringe the asserted claims of Hanwha Q-Cells' U.S. The Final Determination affirms the Initial Determination (Order No. 40) by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) dated April 10, 2020

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Nathan Orme, Partner and Patent Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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Nathan helps companies protect their inventions with strong patents. His background in chemistry and the machining industry helps me understand a wide range of technologies and draft stronger patents. His practice focuses on patent preparation, prosecution, opinions, and counseling in a wide range of technologies including: chemical separation technologies, advanced materials, drill bits and bearing […] Member News

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Does Tesla’s latest patent have to do with its promised million-mile battery?

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In December, Tesla, in partnership with physicists from Canada’s Dalhousie University, filed a patent for “ Dioxazolones And Nitrile Sulfites As Electrolyte Additives For Lithium-Ion Batteries.” Tesla claims that the new battery chemistry, which appears to build on another patent filed in September , improves efficiency, energy density, longevity and cost compared to current Li-ion batteries. Last April, Elon Musk announced that a “1 million-mile battery pack” was in the pipeline.

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REC Group Welcomes Order by US ITC in Hanwha Q Cells Patent Infringement Claim: Initial Determination of Non-infringement to be Granted

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On November 12, 2019, the US International Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued an order to indefinitely stay the hearing in a patent infringement investigation initiated by Hanwha Q Cells in March 2019 against Longi Solar, JinkoSolar and REC Group.

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Patented and certified Bolt-Check system developed by R&D A/S offers accurate bolt tension measurements and traceability for wind turbines

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- Reduced repairs costs, increased reliability and support for long-term monitoring among key benefits of accurate tensioning. Correct bolt tension is hard to achieve but essential to safety and product reliability

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Tigo Energy Files Intellectual Property Infringement Lawsuit Against SMA

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The complaint against SMA covers six patents related to solar rapid shutdown technology

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Reduce, reuse, recycle, register?

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Protecting inventions with patents can assist with these aims, but innovators may be skeptical of being able to obtain patent protection for products that are made using recycled materials — materials that in many cases are, by definition, not new. Reduce, reuse, recycle, register?

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Mechatron Solar Gains UL3703 Dual-Axis Tracker Certification This Underwriters Laboratories certification, combined with a pending

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Tier-1 bankability study, enhance the competitiveness of the patented Mechatron Solar M18KD dual-axis tracker for commercial and industrial projects

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