Cleantech

Group at a Glance

  • 22 members
  • All members have advanced degrees
  • Members are drawn from Biotechnology, Chemical & Materials Technologies, Electrical & Computer Technologies, and Mechanical Technologies Groups
  • Members' backgrounds include: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optics, Mechanical Engineering, Biology, Physics, and Biological Chemistry

What Matters to Our Clients

Strength Across Multiple Disciplines

A strong intellectual property position is a critical component to the success of any cleantech venture. But establishing and protecting that position is complicated by the diversity of the science involved in cleantech advances. By their nature, innovations designed to change our global reliance on traditional energy sources and reduce the environmental footprint regularly blur the boundaries of scientific disciplines.

Our clients recognize that we have the strength and breadth of legal and scientific expertise across the various technical disciplines that are integral to the cleantech industry. They appreciate the fact that we can easily customize a team of attorneys and technology specialists who are able to quickly grasp any unique convergence our client is leveraging in the market.

This group, all of whose members have advanced degrees, offers expertise in such areas as: biotechnology, inorganic and organic chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, electrical engineering, optics, and mechanical engineering.

Broad Client Base

Our cleantech clients include a wind turbine manufacturer, a manufacturer of recycling equipment and recycling facilities, a company engineering bacteria and yeast for producing ethanol, and a manufacturer of energy efficient lighting. In addition to emerging and established cleantech companies, we work with academic and research institutions as well as venture capitalists and other investors who are looking to identify, explore, and invest in next-generation clean technologies.

We provide the full range of IP services to our clients including: IP portfolio development, patent and trademark prosecution, due diligence, opinions, licensing, and infringement enforcement and defense.

Industry Involvement

Our Cleantech Group participates in and sponsors industry groups and events such as the Ignite Clean Energy (ICE) Business Competition, New England Clean Energy Council, Renewable Energy Business Network, and Mass Tech Transfer Center Clean Energy Conference. Members have also served as judges and mentors for the MIT Clean Energy Entrepreneurship Prize. Our clients appreciate that we are active in the industry, staying current with emerging trends, ideas, and competition in this rapidly evolving space.

Areas of Expertise

Examples of our group's areas of expertise include:

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"Green" chemistry & manufacturing
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Alternative energy
  • Biomass derived fuels
  • Clean coal
  • Geothermal
  • Hydroelectric / tidal
  • Hydrogen / fuel cell
  • Solar
  • Wind power
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Bioenergy technologies
  • Genetic manipulation of microorganisms
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Efficient energy use / distribution / conservation
  • Grid management
  • High efficiency heating / cooling / ventilation
  • High efficiency power supplies
  • Semiconductor lighting
  • Transportation / vehicles
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Energy storage technology
  • Batteries
  • Fuel cells
  • Supercapacitors
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Environmental
  • Recycling technologies
  • Waste recycling
  • Water & waste water
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Pollution abatement
  • CO2 mitigation / greenhouse gas abatement / recycling or sequestration
  • NOx / SOx reduction
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Sustainable architecture
  • Materials & design
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Sustainable growth technologies
  • Urban planning
  • Water / sewage treatment and waste management
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Representative Group Clients
  • Braemar Energy Ventures
  • General Compression
  • GreenFuel Technologies Corporation
  • Harvard University & Medical School
  • Luminus Devices, Inc.
Newsstand
CLIENT ALERT - Federal Circuit Preserves–with Modifications–Patentability of Business Methods and Software-Implemented Methods

June 11, 2008 - Cleantech and IP: Managing Convergence and Protecting Novelty

May 30, 2008 - Cleantech Group Launched by Wolf Greenfield

Q&A Booklet - Patents