Mukuru Clean Stoves
Patent Registration
Summary:
Assist a social enterprise producing efficient cookstoves in Africa by registering a U.S. patent.
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Jurisdictions: U.S.
About the Organization: Mukuru Clean Stoves (MCS) designs, manufactures, and distributes improved, efficient, and reliable cookstoves. MCS makes its stoves with locally sourced recycled metal and distributes them through networks of local women business owners and micro-finance institutions. Their vision is to significantly reduce household air pollution in underserved markets in Africa.
Legal Entity Type: Hybrid (nonprofit + for-profit affiliates)
SDG(s):Affordable and Clean Energy, Decent Work and Economic Growth, End Poverty, Gender Equality, Good Health and Well Being, Life on Land (sustainability of ecosystems), Partnerships to achieve the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities
Legal Issue(s):
Mukuru Clean Stoves has both a registered for-profit and non-profit entity in Kenya. They are now in the process of expanding into the United States. The Mukuru Clean Stoves team is seeking assistance registering a U.S. patent for their innovative cookstoves. They would like the IP to be owned by its new U.S. entity, not yet established (a separate request on this Digest).