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IBM, Pitney-Bowes, others give free green patents
Jan
2008 WASHINGTON – International Business Machines Corp, Pitney Bowes
Inc and other major companies will allow free use of 31 patents
designed to reduce pollution, the pro-ecology World Business Council
for Sustainable Development announced on Monday.IBM, which is
spearheading the plan, is donating 27 patents to the Eco-Patent
Commons, which will be maintained by the World Business Council.One
of the patents is for a cardboard packaging that replaces styrofoam
peanuts.”It’s strong enough to protect a sensitive instrument but
lighter and takes up less space,” said IBM spokesman Steven Malkiewicz.
“It’s clearly more economical if you look at the bigger picture.”IBM
has a huge patent portfolio, with 3,148 granted last year alone,
according to IFI Patent Intelligence.Pitney Bowes gave two
patents. One extends the life of electronic scales to keep them out of
landfills while the other is an ink jet technology that economizes on
ink, said spokesman Matt Broder.Pitney Bowes was looking at its 3,400
patents to see if others could be donated. “We’ve got a huge patent
portfolio. These were easy to pick off the shelf,” he said.Sony and
Nokia each donated one patent, said the business council.
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