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GreenXchange: Partners Collaboratory
On January 11, 2011 the GreenXchange held an in-person Collaboratory that included attendance by Brooks, Nike, New Balance, Oregon based non-profits, the University of Oregon and University of Washington, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The focus of the meeting was on providing technical assistance to footwear companies licensing the environmentally preferred rubber (EPR) patent offered through the GreenXchange (www.greenxchange.cc). In addition, the group explored new areas to act in concert for addressing critical sustainability issues in footwear. more...

Davos: Nike and Partners Launch The GreenXchange
I mentioned in an earlier post that Davos can be a catalyst for great ideas, and one example is the GreenXchange conceived by Nike. This morning Nike formally launched the Xchange at a CEO breakfast in Davos. more...

Green Xchange: Creating a Meta-Map of Sustainability
At the World Economic Forum last January in Davos, Nike, Creative Commons and Best Buy announced a new collaborative project that could change the rules of the game on sharing intellectual property. Green Xchange is a breakthrough concept allowing companies working on innovation in sustainability to share research in a way that's legal, safe and potentially even profitable. more...




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  • Mountain
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  • Nike
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    • 43 Intellectual Capital
      Allows research, indexes, tools, and unpatented technology to be openly shared and utilized at no cost.
    • 456 Research Non-Exempt
      Provides non-profits, such as universities, the freedom to research on the patented technology, improve on it, and patent the improvements for non-commercial use. This pledge gives non-profits the assurance that they will not be sued for patent infringement when they perform non-commercial research on patents that patent owners place into the pledge. more...
    • 2 Standard
      Offers a royalty-free license with which any party can commercially use the patented technology. This option allows the patented technology application to be taken to market at rapid rates and increases the opportunity for collaboration and new research. more...
    • 5 Standard PLUS
      Offers a license that requires a payment and/or can restrict who can accept the license.  The PLUS is the payment and restrictions that have been added in the public addendum within the Model Patent License. For example, the patent holder may restrict the field of use, geography, or require a payment. These limits can be defined when uploading IP and posting the license online. more...




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