Technology is predominately exchanged and transferred among the industrially developed countries, according to an unprecedented survey of licensing practices among leading actors in the clean energy sector. Outside the industrialised block, the main beneficiaries of technology transfer have been the fast-growing economies of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), with China topping the list.
These are some of the first findings of a joint study conducted by the EPO, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) to gain a better understanding of the role played by patents in the deployment and dissemination of these technologies in developing countries.
A full report on the findings is not due until the first half of 2010, but the study has already yielded important insights, evidence and data which could better inform policymaking.
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