In our first installment, “Where Innovation Is Meeting Investment,” we revealed U.S. innovation trends based on issued green technology patents and garnered insights from a leading global investor in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. The discussion included:
- Innovation landscape — white space versus over-saturation
- How investors assess investment opportunities
- Which green technology sectors appear likely to attract investment in the near to mid-term
- Financing and IP strategies for green technology companies at different life cycle stages
Featured Guest Speaker
Greg Kats, Senior Director and Director of Climate Change Policy, Good Energies
Featured Foley Speakers
Edouard C. LeFevre, Partner and member, Private Equity & Venture Capital and Transactional & Securities Practices
John M. Lazarus, Senior Counsel and Chair, Green Energy Technologies Team
Series Moderator
Leon Radomsky, Partner and member, Green Energy Technologies Team
Edouard C. LeFevre is the Foley attorney responsible for the content of this program.
Additional Series Programs: The next session of this series will address safeguarding against questioning by the FTC and competitors on the basis of unfair trade or false advertising as a green technology company. Details will be announced soon.
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