At the third preparatory meeting of the “Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate" held recently, the partaking parties voiced their desire to develop and disseminate new, low-carbon energy technology and climate-friendly technology through the forging of global partnership.In drastic contrast to this situation, however, the U.S. House of Representatives in June unanimousl
y voted to make it a U.S. policy to prevent the Copenhagen Treaty from “weakening” U.S. intellectual property rights on a wind, solar and other eco-friendly technologies.For years, varied world organizations and international treaties have repeatedly appealed to developed countries to help developing nations protect and improve their environment on the basis of economic development through the fund aid and technological transfer.Developed countries have their obligations to promote and assist eco-friendly technology and other patented technologies to transfer to developing nations, just as “the 21st Century Agenda” and “the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted by the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992 clearly and explicitly enunciates. And the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Right set down minimum standards on many forms of intellectual property (IP) regulation at the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) convened in 1994. Despite all these moves, developed countries have been very slow with their technology transfer to developing nations.
y voted to make it a U.S. policy to prevent the Copenhagen Treaty from “weakening” U.S. intellectual property rights on a wind, solar and other eco-friendly technologies.For years, varied world organizations and international treaties have repeatedly appealed to developed countries to help developing nations protect and improve their environment on the basis of economic development through the fund aid and technological transfer.Developed countries have their obligations to promote and assist eco-friendly technology and other patented technologies to transfer to developing nations, just as “the 21st Century Agenda” and “the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted by the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992 clearly and explicitly enunciates. And the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Right set down minimum standards on many forms of intellectual property (IP) regulation at the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) convened in 1994. Despite all these moves, developed countries have been very slow with their technology transfer to developing nations.For Further Details visit at:english.people.com.cn/90001/90780/91343/6691928.html
