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ChicoBag Responds to Plastic Bag Makers in Reverse Greenwash Suit
A previous post discussed a recently-filed lawsuit in which plastic bag manufacturers Hilex Poly Company, Superbag, and API Enterprises took issue with certain statements made by ChicoBag, the...
View ArticleClean Tech in Court: Green Patent Complaint Update
Several new green patent complaints have been filed recently in the areas of biofuels, smart grid, LEDs, solar manufacturing materials, and waste water treatment. Here’s a run down: Biofuels Butamax...
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Plastic Bag Makers Do a Reversal in Reverse Greenwash Suit
In previous posts here and here I wrote about a lawsuit in which plastic bag manufacturers Hilex Poly Company (Hilex), Superbag, and API Enterprises took issue with certain statements made by...
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Clean Tech in Court: Green Patent Complaint Update
Several green patent lawsuits have been filed in the last two weeks in the areas of smart grid, wastewater treatment, and emissions reduction technology. In addition, the U.S. International Trade...
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Stating its Case: California Asserts New Law Against Alleged Plastic Bottle...
Most public enforcement against alleged greenwashing has been at the federal level by agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission in the U.S., the Advertising Standards Authority in Great Britain,...
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Clean Tech in Court: Green Patent (and Copyright) Complaint Update
Several green patent lawsuits (and one green copyright suit) have been filed in the last several weeks in the areas of LEDs, hybrid vehicles, wastewater treatment, energy management, and biodegradable...
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Danish Greenwash: Metal Industry Group Defeats Plastic Packager in False...
An interesting piece on FoodProductionDaily.com reports on a recent decision involving greenwashing (and apparently reverse greenwashing) claims in Denmark. The ruling by the Danish Maritime Court is...
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Clean Tech in Court: Green Patent Complaint Update
There have been several green patent complaints filed in the past few weeks in the fields of hybrid vehicles, solar power, LEDs, and wastewater treatment. Hybrid Vehicles Paice LLC et al. v....
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Enough NOxious Gases: Biogas & Electric Cuts Emissions from Anaerobic Digesters
Biogas & Electric, located in San Diego, California, has developed technology that reduces harmful emissions created during anaerobic digestion. Anaerobic digestion may serve as a renewable energy...
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Green Off-Patent Report (Powered by Cleantech PatentEdge)
Our Green Off-Patent Report provides selected highlights of green patents which completed their 20-year term and expired within the last week or so (assuming the patentee paid all requisite...
View ArticleClean Tech in Court: Green Patent Complaint Update, Part II
The second part of this green patent complaint update covers the period mid-June through most of July, during which several new complaints were filed in the areas of biofuels, components for hybrid and...
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On Environmental Crimes and Greenwashing 2.0
Incidents of greenwashing continue apace, increasingly in the realm of what I call Greenwashing 2.0, i.e., misrepresentations in business dealings relating to commercial clean tech equipment and...
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Chrysler Clear as Court Holds ECODIESEL Mark Merely Descriptive
I’ve written extensively (see, e.g., here and here) on the descriptiveness hurdles faced by owners of eco-marks containing terms such as “CLEAN”, “GREEN” and ”ECO”, including this author and his blog...
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On Green Patenting, Sewage Sludge, and EPA Rulings and Regulations
Environmental regulations can, of course, impact the development and implementation of green technologies. This can happen on an industry level, for example, when automobile fuel efficiency...
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Diverting Organic Waste and Recyclables with Integrity
Integrity Waste (IW) is full service waste management company that specializes in collection and disposal of organic waste. Based in Novato, California, Integrity Waste has implemented programs to...
View ArticleClean Tech in Court: Green Patent Complaint Update
Several new green patent complaints were filed in September and October in the areas of LEDs, smart grid, smart meters and wastewater handling. Smart Grid JSDQ Mesh Technologies LLC v. Silver...
View ArticleClean Tech in Court: Green Patent Complaint Update
Several new green patent complaints were filed in January and February in the areas of advanced batteries, waste-to-energy feedstocks, energy-efficient exercise equipment, and LEDs. Advanced...
View ArticleClean Tech in Court: Green Patent Complaint Update
Several new green patent complaints were filed in July and August in the areas of advanced batteries, electrolyzers for sewage treatment, LED lighting, eco-friendly pet products, solar powered trash...
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