Why Companies Shouldn’t Be Scared of the Clean Energy Patent Boom

The U.S. is currently experiencing a boom in clean energy patents, but in interviews with Big Law Business, several experts expressed skepticism that this will lead to an increase in frivolous patent litigation.

On the contrary, they said clean energy patents are unlikely to wind up in the hands of patent trolls, also known by their more technical name, non-practicing entities — essentially, companies that amass patents for the purpose of filing infringement lawsuits.

Bloomberg’s Tom Randall reported on the clean energy patent boom this week:

The number of annual patents has increased fivefold since 2002 and this year is on track to break another record after eight consecutive ...