Please Treat the Information in the Digest as Confidential. Do Not Circulate Outside of the Lex Mundi Network.

If you are interested in a matter, please let us know as soon as possible by emailing Isis Bous and Allison Laubach through the “Ask About a Matter” button on the details page or directly (ibous@lexmundiprobono.org; alaubach@lexmundiprobono.org) and let us know which project(s) interests you. We will place matches with Lex Mundi member firms on a first-come, first-served basis.

You can view all matter summaries on the “Digest” page(s). To view summaries by legal need, select the category of interest. See details of individual matters via the “Read More” link in a matter. To view all details of all available matters, choose “View All”.

View by Legal Need
Consultation (6) Contracts (9) Data Privacy (1) Employment/Labor (2) Intellectual Property (5) Nonprofit Formation (1) Nonprofit Governance (2) Regulatory (1) Tax (1) Tax Exempt/Nonprofit (5) Webinars/Trainings (1)

Digest  |  View All

Gravity Water

Patent Filing

Summary:

Assist a nonprofit providing last-mile communities with resilient water infrastructure by filing a patent application.

Referred by:

Jurisdiction(s): U.S.
About the Organization: Gravity Water provides schools in last-mile communities with resilient water infrastructure they can rely on throughout the future. Each of their systems is built by local community members using locally accessible materials, creating a local empowerment model that is resilient to failure over time.
Legal Entity Type: Nonprofit/Charity
SDG(s): Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Quality Education, Sustainable Cities and Communities
Legal Issue(s):

Gravity Water developed technology that allows residential and industrial buildings to operate off both rain and freshwater through an automated process. They are seeking assistance filing a patent for their design. This technology has and will continue to be used to benefit schools and low-income communities across the APAC region. However, the Gravity Water team is considering creating a hybrid entity and developing an earned income model in the U.S. private sector. Proceeds would be used to scale impact through their non-profit. At this time, the Gravity Water team has not decided whether the patent should be owned by the founder, non-profit, or prospective for-profit entity. Any guidance on this issue would be greatly appreciated, but it is a secondary request.

Ask About a Matter