Comments on: US-China S&ED – Confusing Talk About IP and Greentech http://www.chinahearsay.com/us-china-sed-confusing-talk-about-ip-and-greentech/ China law, business and economics commentary Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:55:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Charlie http://www.chinahearsay.com/us-china-sed-confusing-talk-about-ip-and-greentech/comment-page-1/#comment-74984 Charlie Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:52:00 +0000 http://www.chinahearsay.com/?p=3262#comment-74984 Thanks for the mention Stan. I don't think China will unilaterally require compulsory licensing in the greentech context. To the extent it raises this issue it does so in the context of the technology transfers that were agreed to, in general, by the international community (including Bush administration America) in the Bali Road Map for "developing countries." I'm not aware of any technology that would have a significant impact on carbon emissions in China, that China could not buy if it wanted to. Of course, it would prefer to get it for free, so it plays up its "developing country" credentials in the climate change context (ignore that aircraft carrier behind the curtain). Compulsory licensing in the climate change context makes sense in the case of Haiti; it is less justifiable in the case of China. Thanks for the mention Stan. I don’t think China will unilaterally require compulsory licensing in the greentech context. To the extent it raises this issue it does so in the context of the technology transfers that were agreed to, in general, by the international community (including Bush administration America) in the Bali Road Map for “developing countries.”

I’m not aware of any technology that would have a significant impact on carbon emissions in China, that China could not buy if it wanted to. Of course, it would prefer to get it for free, so it plays up its “developing country” credentials in the climate change context (ignore that aircraft carrier behind the curtain).

Compulsory licensing in the climate change context makes sense in the case of Haiti; it is less justifiable in the case of China.

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