The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be offering program entitled "Sustainable Innovation Dialogue: Exploring the Relationship between IP and Climate Change Innovation" on June 13, 2023 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Hawaii Time at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa in Honolulu, HI.

The half-day interactive program will bring together leaders of the world's five largest IP offices (IP5), representatives from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), industry representatives, and the local Hawaiian innovation community to engage in discussions on different perspectives on incentivizing, protecting, and commercializing climate-related innovations.  The program, which precedes the 16th annual meeting of the IP5 Heads of Office on June 15, will include sessions on:

• Perspectives on climate change from the IP5 offices, an in-depth discussion of the IP5 Offices' initiatives to encourage patent filings in climate technologies, streamline examination, and undertake eco-friendly efforts, such as paperless filing and energy efficiency.

• Perspectives on bringing climate-related innovation to market, where representatives of industry, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and local startups will describe what it takes to bring climate change technologies from research to the marketplace.

• Perspectives on the challenges in climate-related innovation, a discussion of IP-related challenges faced by underrepresented groups and the specific needs of SMEs and startups in this space.