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U.S. Trade Agency’s China Focus Good for Cleantech Companies

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is the federal agency responsible for conducting trade negotiations and developing and coordinating U.S. trade policy.

As it did last year, the USTR will again make intellectual property rights (IPR) a top priority in

02/12/2014 0 comment

Renewable Energy

Wind Turbine Case Not So Civil

written by Walter Wang

The AMSC- Sinovel copyright and trade secret dispute involving wind turbine control systems has been big news (see, e.g., previous posts here, here, here and here), but legally speaking, mostly civil.

That changed recently when the U.S. Department of Justice filed an indictment in federal court in

07/26/2013 0 comment

Renewable Energy

Chinese Supremes to American Superconductor: We’ll Hear You

written by Walter Wang

In previous posts (here, here and here), I discussed the IP litigation in China between American Superconductor (AMSC) and Chinese wind energy system maker Sinovel.

Recharge reports that China’s Supreme People’s Court recently agreed to hear AMSC’s appeal in one

06/18/2012 0 comment

Renewable Energy

Appeals Court Affirms Shrink Link in Solar Cell Encapsulant Trade Secret Case

written by Walter Wang

Specialized Technology Resources (STR) is a Connecticut-based company that makes plastic sheeting material for encapsulating solar cells.

In the 1990′s, STR engaged in about five years of intensive R&D to develop a proprietary method to produce a “low-shrink”

12/14/2011 0 comment