Managing intellectual property rights in cross-border clean energy collaboration: The case of the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center

Energy Policy

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 546-554

  Lewis, Joanna I ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development and demonstration (RD D); Energy research; Intellectual property rights; U.S. China cooperation

Indexed keywords

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS;

BILATERAL COOPERATION; CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES; ENERGY RESEARCH; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTS; U.S.-CHINA COOPERATION;

RESEARCH;

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH PROGRAM; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899059529     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.12.053     Document Type: Article

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