patent suppression
Conspiracy theories tagged "patent suppression."
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Big Oil's Suppression of Alternatives
The theory that major oil companies have systematically funded climate denial, purchased and shelved alternative energy patents, and corrupted regulatory and political processes to maintain fossil fuel dominance — with significant elements now confirmed by documentary evidence.
1900s · United States · Rockefeller family, OPEC, ExxonMobil
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Renewable Energy Patent Buyouts by Fossil Fuel Industry
Claims that fossil fuel companies have systematically acquired and shelved patents for solar, wind, and other renewable technologies to delay the clean energy transition.
1980 · United States · ExxonMobil, Chevron, General Motors