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Bosch, Dupont and Xerox Join Eco-Patent Commons
Geneva, 8 September 2008 - Bosch, DuPont and Xerox Corporation have joined the Eco-Patent Commons, a first-of-its-kind business effort to help the environment by pledging environmentally-beneficial patents to the public domain. The three companies and founding member Sony pledge environmentally friendly patents to the public.



Corporations Go Public with Eco-Friendly Patents
Geneva, Switzerland & Armonk, N.Y., 14 January 2008 - Leading members of the corporate community have banded together in a first-of-its-kind effort to help the environment, unleashing dozens of innovative, environmentally-responsible patents to the public domain.

 

The Eco-Patent Commons is an initiative to create a collection of patents on technology that directly or indirectly protects the environment. The patents will be pledged by companies and other intellectual property rights holders and made available to anyone free of charge.

HOW TO: Eco-Patent Commons Q & A
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The Commons is a resource for connecting those who have had success with a particular challenge in a way that benefits the environment and those who are facing similar challenges.

Search the list of patents that have been pledged to date. You can either search through the list using various criteria or access the complete list.


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