Intellectual Property Magazine
Taking charge
Innovationin repurposing, recycling and reinventing batteries will be a rich vein of IP,say Callum McGuinn and Joseph Newcombe
Callum McGuinn and Joseph Newcombe, Mewburn Ellis
Zero-carbontransport and energy production are set to grow under the shadow of globalwarming and improved battery technology
will be a key enabling technology.Lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries are the most likely to act as the “fuel” sourceof electric
vehicles (EVs), and to provide the bulk of the storage capacityneeded. Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates
1 the battery industrywill expand 50-fold in value by 2050 to nearly $900bn.