Corporations Share Green Tech Patents

IBM, Nokia, Sony and Pitney-Bowes join the new Eco-patent Commons
By Laila Weir,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 14, 2008 2:31 PM CST
Corporations Share Green Tech Patents
Show attendees try out Nokia phones at the Nokia booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)   (Associated Press)

IBM tops the list of companies donating patents to a group that aims to help businesses produce greener products by sharing eco-friendly technology. Big Blue has promised 27 patents to the Eco-patent Commons; Nokia, Sony and mail equipment maker Pitney-Bowes will also donate, reports PC World. Shared patents will be freely available to all companies.

The environmentally-friendly technologies covered in the patents already promised to the organization include some for waste water treatment, air purification, cell-phone recycling, and printer ink consumption reduction. The project, inspired by the open-source software movement, intends to help companies tackle environmental challenges that other businesses have already addressed. (More green technology stories.)

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