M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public-domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Bellow Bellows, LLC

Date:  Fri, 2010-04-16

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public–domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Bellow Bellows, LLC

Charlottesville, VA – April 16, 2010 –– M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious™ report today on the patent portfolio held by Bellow Bellows, LLC, a non–operating patent licensing entity. Focused on patents regarding multi–antenna Wireless LAN access point data processing technology, this report identifies potential public–domain alternatives that are available for incorporation into products and services without cost or licensing restriction.

M·CAM’s Patently Obvious™ is a weekly report highlighting unconsidered alternatives, including art in the public domain, to patent holdings across a variety of technology areas.

M·CAM, Inc. is a global, full–service intellectual property and rights (IP&R) and intangible asset financial services firm. We provide the technical and financial systems that allow public and private markets to use IP&R and IA for regulated transactions in banking, securities, insurance, and public innovation investment and technology procurement. From our pioneering work in creating the world’s first standards–based innovation collateralization financial products for banking and securities to our work in grassroots innovator enablement and patent quality assurance programs, M·CAM provides the mechanism to balance the interests of public and commercial sectors to support and build thriving economies.

The M·CAM Patently Obvious™ report on Bellow Bellows, LLC can be found HERE

M·CAM, Inc. releases follow-up Patently Obvious™ report on potential public-domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Durham Logistics, LLC

Date:  Fri, 2010-04-09

M·CAM, Inc. releases follow–up Patently Obvious™ report on potential public–domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Durham Logistics, LLC

Charlottesville, VA – April 9, 2010 –– M·CAM, Inc. released its follow–up Patently Obvious™ report today on the patent portfolio held by Durham Logistics, LLC, a non–operating patent licensing entity. Focused on patents regarding “airplane mode” on mobile phones, this report identifies potential public–domain alternatives that are available for incorporation into products and services without cost or licensing restriction.

M·CAM’s Patently Obvious™ is a weekly report highlighting unconsidered alternatives, including art in the public domain, to patent holdings across a variety of technology areas.

M·CAM, Inc. is a global, full–service intellectual property and rights (IP&R) and intangible asset financial services firm. We provide the technical and financial systems that allow public and private markets to use IP&R and IA for regulated transactions in banking, securities, insurance, and public innovation investment and technology procurement. From our pioneering work in creating the world’s first standards–based innovation collateralization financial products for banking and securities to our work in grassroots innovator enablement and patent quality assurance programs, M·CAM provides the mechanism to balance the interests of public and commercial sectors to support and build thriving economies.

The M·CAM Patently Obvious ™ report on Durham Logistics, LLC can be found HERE

PATENTS ON BREAST CANCER GENES RULED INVALID IN PUBPAT/ACLU CASE

Date:  Mon, 2010-03-29

PATENTS ON BREAST CANCER GENES RULED INVALID IN PUBPAT/ACLU CASE

NEW YORK – March 29, 2010 –– Patents on genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer are invalid, ruled a New York federal court today. The precedent–setting ruling marks the first time a court has found patents on genes unlawful and calls into question the validity of patents now held on approximately 2,000 human genes. The ruling follows a lawsuit brought by a group of patients and scientists represented by the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

“Today’s ruling is a victory for the free flow of ideas in scientific research,” said Chris Hansen, a staff attorney with the ACLU First Amendment Working Group. “The human genome, like the structure of blood, air or water, was discovered, not created. There is an endless amount of information on genes that begs for further discovery, and gene patents put up unacceptable barriers to the free exchange of ideas.”

The PUBPAT/ACLU lawsuit against Myriad Genetics and the University of Utah Research Foundation, which hold the patents on the BRCA genes, as well the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), charged that the challenged patents are illegal and restrict both scientific research and patients’ access to medical care, and that patents on human genes violate the First Amendment and patent law because genes are “products of nature.”

To read the full Press Release please link HERE

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public-domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Bayard Chimney Rock, LLC

Date:  Fri, 2010-03-26

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public–domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Bayard Chimney Rock, LLC

Charlottesville, VA – March 26, 2010 –– M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious™ report today on the patent portfolio held by Bayard Chimney Rock, LLC, a non™operating patent licensing entity. Focused on patents regarding visually enhanced search engines, this report identifies potential public–domain alternatives that are available for incorporation into products and services without cost or licensing restriction.

M·CAM’s Patently Obvious™ is a weekly report highlighting unconsidered alternatives, including art in the public domain, to patent holdings across a variety of technology areas.

M·CAM, Inc. is a global, full–service intellectual property and rights (IP&R) and intangible asset financial services firm. We provide the technical and financial systems that allow public and private markets to use IP&R and IA for regulated transactions in banking, securities, insurance, and public innovation investment and technology procurement. From our pioneering work in creating the world’s first standards–based innovation collateralization financial products for banking and securities to our work in grassroots innovator enablement and patent quality assurance programs, M·CAM provides the mechanism to balance the interests of public and commercial sectors to support and build thriving economies.

The M·CAM Patently Obvious™ report on Bayard Chimney Rock, LLC can be found HERE

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public-domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Alberti Anemometer, LLC

Date:  Fri, 2010-03-19

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public–domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Alberti Anemometer, LLC

Charlottesville, VA – March 19, 2010 –– M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious™ report today on the patent portfolio held by Alberti Anemometer, LLC, a non–operating patent licensing entity. Focused on patents regarding internet query optimization, this report identifies potential public–domain alternatives that are available for incorporation into products and services without cost or licensing restriction.

M·CAM’s Patently Obvious™ is a weekly report highlighting unconsidered alternatives, including art in the public domain, to patent holdings across a variety of technology areas.

M·CAM, Inc. is a global, full–service intellectual property and rights (IP&R) and intangible asset financial services firm. We provide the technical and financial systems that allow public and private markets to use IP&R and IA for regulated transactions in banking, securities, insurance, and public innovation investment and technology procurement. From our pioneering work in creating the world’s first standards–based innovation collateralization financial products for banking and securities to our work in grassroots innovator enablement and patent quality assurance programs, M·CAM provides the mechanism to balance the interests of public and commercial sectors to support and build thriving economies.

The M·CAM Patently Obvious ™ report on Alberti Anemometer, LLC can be found HERE.

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public-domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Action Grindelwald, LLC

Date:  Sat, 2010-03-13

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public–domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Action Grindelwald, LLC

Charlottesville, VA – March 13, 2010 –– M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious™ report today on the patent portfolio held by Action Grindelwald, LLC, a non–operating patent licensing entity. Focused on patents regarding wireless communication systems, this report identifies potential public–domain alternatives that are available for incorporation into products and services without cost or licensing restriction.

M·CAM’s Patently Obvious™ is a weekly report highlighting unconsidered alternatives, including art in the public domain, to patent holdings across a variety of technology areas.

M·CAM, Inc. is a global, full–service intellectual property and rights (IP&R) and intangible asset financial services firm. We provide the technical and financial systems that allow public and private markets to use IP&R and IA for regulated transactions in banking, securities, insurance, and public innovation investment and technology procurement. From our pioneering work in creating the world’s first standards–based innovation collateralization financial products for banking and securities to our work in grassroots innovator enablement and patent quality assurance programs, M·CAM provides the mechanism to balance the interests of public and commercial sectors to support and build thriving economies.

The M·CAM Patently Obvious ™ report on Action Grindelwald, LLC can be found HERE.

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public-domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Austen Services, LLC

Date:  Fri, 2010-03-05

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public–domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Austen Services, LLC

Charlottesville, VA – March 5, 2010 –– M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious™ report today on the patent portfolio held by Austen Services, LLC, a non–operating patent licensing entity. Focused on patents regarding real–time networked multimedia polling, this report identifies potential public–domain alternatives that are available for incorporation into products and services without cost or licensing restriction.

M·CAM’s Patently Obvious™ is a weekly report highlighting unconsidered alternatives, including art in the public domain, to patent holdings across a variety of technology areas.

M·CAM, Inc. is a global, full–service intellectual property and rights (IP&R) and intangible asset financial services firm. We provide the technical and financial systems that allow public and private markets to use IP&R and IA for regulated transactions in banking, securities, insurance, and public innovation investment and technology procurement. From our pioneering work in creating the world’s first standards–based innovation collateralization financial products for banking and securities to our work in grassroots innovator enablement and patent quality assurance programs, M·CAM provides the mechanism to balance the interests of public and commercial sectors to support and build thriving economies.

Please link HERE

M·CAM Executive Chairman Named International Chair of Economic Innovations Committee for IREO

Date:  Mon, 2010-03-01

M·CAM Executive Chairman Named International Chair of Economic Innovations Committee for IREO

Charlottesville, VA – March 1, 2010 –– M·CAM’s Executive Chairman was named as the International Chair of the Economic Innovations Committee for the Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organization (IREO) today. The IREO aims to promote and deliver sustainable renewable energy programs worldwide, ensuring a cleaner and more energy efficient world. It was created by the Brazilian Foundation of America, which holds consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and supports the Millennium Development Goals.

For more information: http://www.ireoigo.org/

M·CAM Global Innovation Work Featured in Radio New Zealand Show

Date:  Sun, 2010-02-28

M·CAM Global Innovation Work Featured in Radio New Zealand Show

February 28, 2010 – Auckland, New Zealand; Charlottesville, Virginia –– M·CAM’s Global Innovation Commons and Heritable Innovation Trust work was featured today on Radio New Zealand’s Sunday “Ideas” show with Chris Laidlaw. During the interview with Radio New Zealand’s Jeremy Rose, Dr. David Martin discussed topics including: ethnobotany abuses in Samoa, intellectual property paradigm shifts for economic development and engagement, and opportunities for indigenous community knowledge stewardship.

To hear the interview, please download program

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public-domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Corps of Discovery, LLC

Date:  Fri, 2010-02-26

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public–domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Corps of Discovery, LLC

Charlottesville, VA –– M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious™ report today on the patent portfolio held by Corps of Discovery, LLC, a non–operating patent licensing entity. Focused on patents regarding network management, this report identifies potential public–domain alternatives that are available for incorporation into media products and services without cost or licensing restriction.

Corps of Discovery, LLC possesses intellectual property concerning broadband network management. These intellectual properties describe methods of network management using distributed systems and Quality of Service (QoS) embodiments, resulting in cost savings and additional efficiencies for network providers. While it is not transparent to the market what commercial intent Corps of Discovery, LLC has for these patents, it is reasonable to assume that they will pursue sales or licensing models.

The market’s demand for rapid transmission of ever–increasing volumes of data will only continue to grow over time. In light of this reality, the ways in which digital data is directed, shaped, and rerouted across various networks is critical in maximizing the utilization of available bandwidth. In pursuing this goal, it is imperative that this innovation space, like all others, consider publicly available innovations when designing content delivery platforms and media mechanisms. The use of public domain which translates to significantly cheaper costs, should aid the effort to encourage widespread public adoption, minimize licensing costs, and overcome other existing barriers to entry entrenched in such an active and vibrant technology area.

M·CAM’s Patently Obvious™ is a weekly report highlighting unconsidered alternatives, including art in the public domain, to patent holdings across a variety of technology areas.

M·CAM, Inc. is a global, full–service intellectual property and rights (IP&R) and intangible asset financial services firm. We provide the technical and financial systems that allow public and private markets to use IP&R and IA for regulated transactions in banking, securities, insurance, and public innovation investment and technology procurement. From our pioneering work in creating the world’s first standards–based innovation collateralization financial products for banking and securities to our work in grassroots innovator enablement and patent quality assurance programs, M·CAM provides the mechanism to balance the interests of public and commercial sectors to support and build thriving economies.

Please link HERE

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public-domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Ayscough Visuals, LLC

Date:  Fri, 2010-02-19

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public–domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Ayscough Visuals, LLC

Charlottesville, VA –– M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious™ report today on the patent portfolio held by Ayscough Visuals, LLC, a non–operating patent licensing entity. Focused on patents regarding digital video encoding and compression, this report identifies potential public–domain alternatives that are available for incorporation into media products and services without cost or licensing restriction.

Ayscough Visuals, LLC possesses intellectual property concerning audio and video encoding and compression. These intellectual properties describe methods to predict and streamline video motion encoding, resulting in increased quality and significant savings in bandwidth costs for multimedia suppliers. While it is not transparent to the market what commercial intent Ayscough Visuals, LLC has for these patents, it is reasonable to assume that they will pursue sales or licensing models.

Digital media has been, and is likely to continue to be, the core of entertainment and information distribution modes, but the technologies that underlie the standards for encoding and transmission of that media are still in the process of being defined. It is imperative that this innovation space, like all others, consider publicly available innovations when designing content delivery platforms and media mechanisms. The use of public domain which translates to significantly cheaper costs, should aid the effort to encourage widespread public adoption, minimize licensing costs, and overcome other existing barriers to entry entrenched in such an active and vibrant technology area.

M·CAM’s Patently Obvious™ is a weekly report highlighting unconsidered alternatives, including art in the public domain, to patent holdings across a variety of technology areas.

M·CAM, Inc. is a global, full–service intellectual property and rights (IP&R) and intangible asset financial services firm. We provide the technical and financial systems that allow public and private markets to use IP&R and IA for regulated transactions in banking, securities, insurance, and public innovation investment and technology procurement. From our pioneering work in creating the world’s first standards–based innovation collateralization financial products for banking and securities to our work in grassroots innovator enablement and patent quality assurance programs, M·CAM provides the mechanism to balance the interests of public and commercial sectors to support and build thriving economies.

Please link HERE

M·CAM’s Heritable Innovation Trust Program Expands to Mongolia

Date:  Mon, 2010-01-25

M·CAM’s Heritable Innovation Trust Program Expands to Mongolia

January 25, 2010 –– The Vice President of the Mongolian National Business Incubators Federation and Director of Business Talent Women’s Incubator, Tsend Enkhtuya has become a deployment partner for the Heritable Innovation Trust program in Mongolia. During recent meetings sponsored by, and including, the President of Mongolia, Economic and Development Advisors, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Heritable Innovation Trust framework was presented and warmly embraced.

M·CAM is working with Tsend Enkhtuya to initiate programs with the nomadic yak herders. “In this winter is very cold in Mongolia and a lots of livestock are in disaster because of high snows, colds, also from mining’s environmental problems,” she writes. Given the extensive Heritable Knowledge in ecological resource management, dairy production, and organic resource utilization, the nomadic communities are ideally aligned for inclusion in the Heritable Innovation Trust framework.

This summer, M·CAM is preparing expansions of the Heritable Innovation Trust programs in an expanded number of communities in Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Ecuador, and northeastern Brazil.

M·CAM Names Adam L. Tepper Managing Director of Global Capital Markets

Date:  Mon, 2010-01-25

M·CAM Names Adam L. Tepper Managing Director of Global Capital Markets

January 25, 2010 –– M·CAM is pleased to introduce Adam L. Tepper as Managing Director of Global Capital Markets. He brings nearly 14 years experience in finance, capital markets and strategic development to his role at M·CAM. Adam’s responsibilities include sourcing, structuring and managing M·CAM’s capital structure. Additionally, Adam is responsible for corporate development and financial strategic development. Prior to M·CAM, Adam was a founding Principal of GroundWork Equity, LLC.

Adam worked as an investment banker at Prudential Securities in the asset–backed finance group. During his three years at Prudential, Adam structured and raised nearly $5 billion in asset–backed securities (ABS) backed by both consumer as well as commercial assets. Additionally, he helped to structure and set–up a joint–venture between Prudential and Charles A. Koppleman, CAK Universal Credit Corp., to provide financing to entertainers by taking future royalties as collateral against loans.

He was selected, with his Prudential team, by Credit Suisse First Boston to join CSFB’s structured finance team. Over the next five years, Adam applied his expertise in structured finance to the aircraft leasing, airline and rail industries during which time he helped to generate in excess of $100 million in revenue to CSFB through a variety of corporate finance activities. These projects included the structuring and sale of over $5 billion in aircraft–backed debt and equity securities, the $3+ billion restructuring of Brazil’s largest airline (TAM Airlines) and a $500+ million, out–of–court restructuring of Pegasus Aviation, Inc. which included a $250 million private equity recapitalization by OakTree Capital. Pegasus Aviation was subsequently sold to Terra Firma for approximately $5 billion.

Adam graduated in 1996 from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania with concentrations in finance and entrepreneurial management.

M·CAM Releases World Health Global Innovation Commons and Social Networking Platform

Date:  Tue, 2010-01-19

M·CAM Releases World Health Global Innovation Commons and Social Networking Platform

Charlottesville, VA; Washington D.C.; Rabaul, Papua New Guinea – January 19, 2010 –– M·CAM is pleased to announce the publication of the fourth and final title in the Global Innovation Commons – World Health. This title now completes the four–part commitment to the world in making available the most comprehensive compilation innovation sorted by its utility for open source and generic deployment. In its World Health publication, M·CAM has included treatments, management or cures for Chagas Disease, Buruli Ulcer, Dengue Fever, Leishmaniasis, Malaria, Snake and Spider Bite and several more disorders impacting the most marginalized members of the Global Community.

The World Health section of the Global Innovation Commons is dedicated to the fields of disease prevention and public health. The list is comprised of the most neglected diseases that are prevalent in the most marginalized populations. Some of these diseases are known to have preventative measures or acute treatments that are not accessible in the areas which need it the most. Due to the nature of this section of the Global Innovation Commons, we would like to extend a message of honor to those who have died from, lost someone to, suffered from, or will contract these diseases. Without their sacrifice, the research for the treatment and prevention of these devastating diseases would not have been possible. Our goal is to create a massive global awareness about these diseases, thereby significantly reducing their effect and creating a more productive and engaged world for the future.

M·CAM has also launched a Global Innovation Commons social networking site which includes opportunities to share in Commons utilization, education, and community development.

M·CAM is pleased to acknowledge the nearly 10,000 Commoners who have made the first three months of the Global Innovation Commons an unprecedented success.

Please visit the GIC at http://www.globalinnovationcommons.org/

Please visit the GIC Community at http://www.globalinnovationcommons.org/blog/

Commons Emerges as a Fulcrum with United Nations member states and UN organizations

Date:  Wed, 2009-12-16

Commons Emerges as a Fulcrum with United Nations member states and UN organizations

New York – – On December 16, a galvanized group of people took action to reclaim the world’s global commons heritage by meeting in New York to form a commons advocacy and advisory group for the United Nations member states and UN organizations. The group will work to identify and revitalize commons structures around the world, to create new commons structures to meet emerging needs, and to communicate these to United Nations member states and UN organizations. Dr. Monica Sharma from the United Nations Development Program facilitated this inaugural meeting.

A primary focus of the meeting was to organize strategic actions to translate the “commons” from a metaphor into deployed systems that are integrated with the people that use the commons in all its forms.

The group includes James Quilligan, global economic policy adviser; David Bollier, author of Viral Spiral and Imagining a New Politics of the Commons; and representatives of diverse groups such as the All–Win Network, Association of World Citizens, Commons Governance Work Group, Earth Values Caucus, Global Commons Trust, the Henry George School of Philadelphia, Kosmos Journal, M·CAM, Inc., P2P Foundation, Pierre Terre Productions, Share the World’s Resources, Trees Have Rights Too, URSULA, and other concerned citizens.

David Pratt of M·CAM described the already–deployed Global Innovation Commons and Heritable Innovation Trusts at the meeting to give attendees an understanding of functional commons and trust systems related to heritable knowledge, technology, and intellectual property. These shared systems provide a fulcrum and unifying models that UN member states can use to transform their economic models for the benefit of their people. UN organizations can help communicate and support these efforts through the work of their multilateral structures.

M·CAM Global Innovation Commons Featured in Brazil’s Leading Business Publication Valor Economico

Date:  Wed, 2009-12-16

M·CAM Global Innovation Commons Featured in Brazil’s Leading Business Publication Valor Economico

Sao Paulo, Brazil – December 16, 2009 –– The Global Innovation Commons was featured in a article in Brazil’s Valor Economico today. The opportunities enabling the transformation Brazil’s economic engagement in all fields of innovation businesses were highlighted. Special attention was focused on the development of open source–based development in the areas of specialty chemicals and medicines. This publication follows M·CAM’s recently announced plans to partner in the creation of a new class of entrepreneurial capital models for Brazilian businesses. M·CAM launched its first funding partnership with SHER, FINEP and CIETEC at an event in Sao Paulo on December 15.

M·CAM Featured in Ethical Markets Pre-Copenhagen Climate Prosperity Announcement

Date:  Mon, 2009-11-30

M·CAM Featured in Ethical Markets Pre–Copenhagen Climate Prosperity Announcement

November 30, 2009 –&#8211 Since politicians in the USA, Britain and Europe are too close and beholden to their financial sectors, independent private sector investors are now leading the way. As new funds continue to pour into building the green economy, governments may be shamed into following at least with guarantees. A recent report from DeutscheBanke shows, the leading countries for green investors are China, India, France, Germany and Brazil, while the USA and Britain’s political inertia make them less attractive. UNEP–FI’s 2009 Report on Catalyzing Low Carbon Growth shows how $1 of public investment can leverage between $3 and $15 of private investment.

Those governments that do not oppose their financial, fossil fuel and nuclear lobbies will lose the race for climate prosperity, wasting billions on futile R&D for “clean” coal carbon sequestration and other un–needed technologies. As Dr. David Martin, patent expert, of the innovation firm M·CAM points out, we have already invented all the technologies for the transition to the Solar Age. While on the Advisory Council of the US Office of Technology Assessment, I learned how many of these technologies were captured and patented by big fossil fuel and financial companies in order to keep them off the market, as General Motors did with its early electric car. Dr. Martin has launched the Global Innovation Commons and inventoried all the needed technologies that are now freely in the public domain.

For the complete release, please click HERE

Event Celebrating Publication of Enough to Go Around Unites Worlds of Publishing, Finance, and Philanthropy

Date:  Mon, 2009-11-23

Event Celebrating Publication of Enough to Go Around Unites Worlds of Publishing, Finance, and Philanthropy

New York –– On November 12, an assortment of representatives from the worlds of publishing, journalism, new media, finance, micro–finance, philanthropy, and NGOs gathered at the Synergos Institute’s offices atop the NY Life building to celebrate the release of Enough to Go Around – Searching for Hope in Afghanistan, Pakistan & Darfur, the new title by documentary filmmaker and photojournalist Chip Duncan, published by SelectBooks, Inc.

The event was well attended, thanks not only to the level of interest in Mr. Duncan’s work and vision, but also to the efforts and support of the Synergos Institute. Synergos is a charitable organization founded by Peggy Dulany in 1986. Its mission is to reduce poverty and promote social justice around the world by facilitating partnerships and connecting influential individuals and organizations to effective action at the community level. Bob Dunn is the Synergos President and CEO, and in his opening remarks addressed to the gathering, he praised Duncan’s lucid and engaging prose style which he felt deserved equal attention to the powerful photography.

The next speaker was Dr. David Martin of M·CAM, Inc., a financial institution whose mission focuses on “ethical financing for international engagement.” Dr. Martin delivered an impassioned plea for greater and more meaningful outreach to the developing world.

To view video on Book TV, please click HERE

M·CAM Responds to Chatham House Report on “Low Carbon Future”

Date:  Fri, 2009-11-20

M·CAM Responds to Chatham House Report on “Low Carbon Future”

Charlottesville, VA – November 20, 2009 –– In August of 2009, Chatham House published a report entitled “Who Owns Our Low Carbon Future? Intellectual Property and Energy Technologies.” This report sought to examine two issues: patent ownership of climate–friendly technologies and the rate of technology diffusion across these technology areas. In the executive summary, the report insightfully notes that “Policy–makers managing the transition to a global low carbon economy will struggle when making the critical choices unless they have a clear understanding of the range of technological options available from different sectors within specific time horizons…” Unfortunately, this report neglects to consider one critical technology option available to policy makers – the vast quantities of climate–friendly technologies that either exist in the public domain or lack broad international patent protection.

While Chatham House has long analyzed environmental climate change initiatives they have, in the past, neglected to consider the patent implications of their own proposed solutions. On January 16, 2006, Chatham House held a meeting on the outcome of the UN climate chance negotiations in Montreal wherein they recommended global carbon credit trading schemes as a proactive solution to promote sustainable energy systems worldwide. Unfortunately, those recommended schemes also turn out to be patented worldwide until at least the year 2025. Following the course of action recommended by Chatham House could actually induce patent infringement.

Global Innovation Commons featured in Bollier’s “On The Commons”

Date:  Wed, 2009-11-18

Global Innovation Commons featured in Bollier’s “On The Commons”

November 18, 2009–– In advance of the Copenhagen Climate Change summit, M·CAM’s work on facilitating global access to Open Source innovation through the Global Innovation Commons is drawing use and comment from around the world. In his review, David Bollier, author of Viral Spiral and lecturer on the growing commons movement, reviews the role of M·CAM’s Global Innovation Commons.

To link to On The Commons web Site, please click HERE