This article covers the pilot green tech patent acceleration program announced by the Obama administration last year. After explaining the program, the author delves into a recent case involving GE, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and wind turbines that demonstrates there is much for green tech innovators to ponder when it comes to protecting their ideas. Finnegan partner Roger Taylor says to some extent, the lack of much greentech patent protection in the U.S. might make innovative companies from other countries reluctant to enter the market: Taylor explains, "If the patent system works the way it was meant to, it will encourage smaller and more agile companies to spend the effort trying to develop technology."