As businesses around the world embrace the challenges associated with climate change and the production of clean and efficient energy, Townsend has turned its attention to the creation of an interdisciplinary group that provides advice with regard to all aspects of intellectual property protection for green technology. We advise new and emerging businesses that have been launched with the mission of bringing green, clean and sustainable products and services to market, as well as established businesses and research institutions adapting their processes to meet with new regulations and business imperatives.
Townsend’s Green Technology Group is structured to meet every IP challenge faced by our clients focused on climate change and energy-related innovations. Because the underlying technologies applied to green technology problems encompass so many different disciplines, our Green Technology Group is comprised of members with a broad range of technical expertise, chemistry, biology, electronics, mechanics, and software for controlling manufacturing processes and remediation of waste.
Townsend’s expertise extends beyond the protection of IP to the evolution of markets for the purchase and sale of carbon credits. As these markets evolve, issues of valuation of processes for remediation and clean energy production and the IP underlying those processes will inevitably arise. Townsend’s understanding of the technology associated with green, clean and sustainable processes and technologies gives us a unique insight and credibility in establishing realistic and reliable assessments of value.
Areas of specialized expertise include:
- Batteries
- Bio fuels
- Clean technology
- Energy storage
- Fuel Cells
- Solar
- Wind power