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1 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

2 All data in this report was provided by IP Checkups CleanTech PatentEdge unless otherwise noted. CleanTech PatentEdge is the only patent-focused solution developed specifically to serve renewable energy, green materials, water treatment, and other clean technology industries. CleanTech PatentEdge is an online database focused on patents and technology that have an effect on minimizing waste and pollution while reducing our environmental footprint. The number of patent documents available in the CleanTech PatentEdge now exceeds 2,000,000. These patents are sorted into over 150 market and technology categories, such as renewable energy generation (biofuels, wind, solar, etc.), energy storage, electric vehicles, water filtration, and desalination. CleanTech PatentEdge includes data relevant to the following areas: Agriculture & Bioproducts Energy Efficiency Energy Storage Solar Energy Transportation Water & Waste Management Wind Geothermal Other Renewables

3 Cleantech Patenting Snapshot In the past decade, the number of granted cleantech patents has grown steadily. This trend has also been observed in most other industries. Both the number of published U.S. cleantech patent applications AND the dollar value of cleantech venture capital funding increased steadily in The number of published U.S. patent applications grew by 8% from 2013 to Renewable energy generation and green materials continue to be the most popular areas for innovation. Cleantech VC funding increased by more than 25% YOY, from 2013 to 2014.

4 # of Patent Documents Worldwide Cleantech Patent Activity Worldwide Quarterly Patent Activity Worldwide* cleantech patent activity rose consistently over each quarter in For the past five years, Q4 has had the strongest patent activity**. Total clean technology patents in 2014 advanced towards 2012 levels. View all 115,000+ U.S., EP, and WO patents that published in 2014 with a subscription to CleanTech PatentEdge. *DATASET INCLUDES U.S. PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS, U.S. GRANTED PATENTS, EUROPEAN (EP) PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS, EUROPEAN (EP) GRANTED PATENTS, WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WO) PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS **PATENT APPLICATIONS TYPICALLY PUBLISH 18 MONTHS AFTER THEY ARE FILED.

5 # OF PATENT DOCUMENTS U.S. Cleantech Patent Activity In 2014, the number of published U.S. applications and grants reached a five year high. U.S. patent grants have been steadily on the rise since U.S. Applications vs U.S. Grants Annual Patent Activity U.S. Grant U.S. App Year U.S. Published Applications (% of Total Worldwide Cleantech Patent Activity) U.S. Grants (% of Total Worldwide Cleantech Patent Activity) % 19% % 19% % 21% % 22% % 23% *WORLDWIDE = U.S. PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS, U.S. GRANTED PATENTS, EUROPEAN (EP) PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS, EUROPEAN (EP) GRANTED PATENTS, WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WO) PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS

6 U.S. Cleantech Patent Activity by Industry Sector U.S. patent activity in all clean technology sectors in 2014 increased by 13% on average. Innovation in clean technology was by far the most prominent in the Renewable Energy Generation category in The overall evolution in Renewable Energy Generation patenting can be attributed to growth in the solar and biofuels industries. Patent activity in the Efficiency and Green Materials sectors continued to rise U.S. Cleantech Patent Activity: Agriculture Air & Environment Efficiency Energy Storage Green Materials Manufacturing/Industrial Recycling & Waste Renewable Energy Generation Transportation Water View patents in more than 150 categories by subscribing to the CleanTech PatentEdge database.

7 Innovation in Cleantech LEADING SECTORS

8 U.S. Cleantech Published Patent Application Activity by Sector During the past 5 years, patent activity has increased in CleanTech PatentEdge s Agriculture, Efficiency, and Green Materials categories. Renewable Energy Generation continues to be a trending area for innovation based on the number of published patent applications in 2014, however the Green Materials category is a close second. Largest YOY growth: Agriculture (+25%), Green Materials (+16%), and Efficiency (+12%) Water Transportation Renewable Energy Generation U.S. Patent Applications Recycling & Waste Manufacturing/Industrial Green Materials Energy Storage Efficiency Air & Environment Agriculture Search for patents by filing or publication date with a subscription to the CleanTech PatentEdge database. *WORLDWIDE = U.S. PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS, GRANTED US PATENTS, EUROPEAN (EP) PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS, EUROPEAN (EP) GRANTED PATENTS, WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WO) PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS

9 2014 Worldwide Cleantech Patent Activity 2014 Worldwide Patent Documents by Sector 4% 2% 6% 12% Agriculture Air & Environment 22% 16% 15% Efficiency Energy Storage Green Materials Manufacturing/Industrial Recycling & Waste 2% 3% 18% Renewable Energy Generation Transportation Water HOW ARE PATENTS CATEGORIZED IN CLEANTECH PATENTEDGE? The patent searches for CleanTech PatentEdge were developed by subject matter experts and patent search experts. We continuously monitor the database and refine our results by getting rid of extraneous patents. The patent searches use keywords, IPC codes, assignee data, and Boolean operators to gather the most relevant data. For any given category, we might have up to twenty different patent searches running in tandem to retrieve results. *WORLDWIDE = U.S. PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS, U.S. GRANTED PATENTS, EUROPEAN (EP) PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS, EUROPEAN (EP) GRANTED PATENTS, WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WO) PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS

10 Samsung Toyota Panasonic General Electric Mitsubishi Siemens Ag BASF SE Bosch Lg Chem Honda Motor Hitachi Philips N.v. Toshiba IBM SEL* Nissan Motor General Motors 3M Innovative Properties Sony LG Electronics # OF PATENT DOCUMENTS 2014 Top 20 Worldwide Cleantech Assignees Samsung usurped first place from Panasonic for the most patent documents published in In 2014, two of LG s business units, LG Chem and LG Electronics, were among the top 20 innovators in clean tech. Most of the top 20 clean technology innovators in 2014 are widely known for their consumer electronics products. Only 20% of the top 20 cleantech innovators are headquartered in the United States U.S. App U.S. Grant European App European Grant WO 0 Want to be notified when a specific cleantech innovator publishes a patent? Patent Alerts make it easy to keep track of new innovations. Customize patent alerts by industry sector, assignee, or inventor. SEL* = SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY WORLDWIDE = U.S. PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS, U.S. GRANTED PATENTS, EUROPEAN (EP) PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS, EUROPEAN (EP) GRANTED PATENTS, WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WO) PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS

11 # Patent Documents 2014 Top 20 U.S. Cleantech Assignees U.S. App U.S. Grant Need to know when an inventor from one of these top companies files a patent? Custom patent alerts make it easy to keep track of patent activity by assignee. SEL* = SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY

12 2014 Top Worldwide Assignees in Select Industry Sectors Number of Patent Applications (U.S., EP, WO) Agriculture Air & Environment Dsm IP Assets B.v. 11 Hitachi 30 IBM 11 Du Pont 30 Showa Denko 12 Panasonic 32 Monsanto 15 Exxon 33 Syngenta Limited 18 Siemens 36 Pioneer Hi-bred Int'l 30 Mitsubishi 49 Du Pont 40 Johnson Matthey 49 Bayer Ag 53 General Electric 53 Dow AgroSciences 54 BASF SE 60 BASF SE 175 Toyota 166 WHICH PATENT APPLICATIONS ARE TRACKED? IP Checkups CleanTech PatentEdge tracks published patent applications from the United States Patent & Trademark Office, the European Patent Office, and the World Intellectual Property Organization. We also track related international patent family data (INPADOC) from more than 40 countries.

13 2014 Top Worldwide Assignees in Select Industry Sectors Number of Patent Applications (U.S., EP, WO) Efficiency Energy Storage Sharp 105 CEA*** 148 CSOT* SEL** Konica Minolta Osram Ag Toshiba Cree, Inc. Panasonic Philips Electronics Samsung Toshiba Honda Hitachi Nissan Bosch LG Chem Panasonic Toyota WHEN DO U.S. PATENT APPLICATIONS PUBLISH? Patents filed in the U.S. typically publish after eighteen months from the earliest filing date for which a benefit is sought under title 35, United States Code, unless: 1. The application is recognized by the Office as no longer pending; 2. The application is national security classified (see 5.2), subject to a secrecy order under 35 U.S.C. 181, or under national security review; 3. The application has issued as a patent in sufficient time to be removed from the publication process; or 4. The application was filed with a non-publication request in compliance with 1.213(a). CSOT* = SHENZEN CHINASTAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY SEL** = SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB CEA*** = COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE PATENT APPLICATION PUBLISH INFORMATION FROM THE USPTO:

14 2014 Top Worldwide Assignees in Select Industry Sectors Number of Patent Applications (U.S., EP, WO) Green Materials Manufacturing/Industrial Nitto Denko 132 Bosch 20 Elwha LLc 133 Omnivision Tech. 20 LG Chem 131 Fujifilm 22 SEL* 156 Sony 24 Dow Global 205 Samsung 30 IBM 156 Taiwan Semiconductor 30 Samsung 254 Apple Inc. 33 BASF SE 252 Canon 33 3M 294 Siemens 47 Want to be notified anytime these leading companies publish a cleantech patent? Patent Alerts make it easy to keep track of patent activity. Customize patent alerts by industry sector, assignee, or inventor. SEL* = SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB

15 2014 Top Worldwide Assignees in Select Industry Sectors Number of Patent Applications (US, EP, WO) Recycling & Waste Renewable Energy Generation Compagnie Plastic 10 ExxonMobil 117 Anaergia Inc. 11 Shell 128 Siemens 11 Novozymes A/s 134 Cool Planet Energy 12 Hitach 148 General Electric 13 BASF SE 181 Maricap Oy 15 Mitsubishi 241 Foret Plasma Labs 15 Vestas Wind Sys. 265 Celanese International 16 Panasonic 328 BASF SE 26 Siemens 332 Invista North America 27 General Electric 404 HOW CAN I USE CLEANTECH PATENTEDGE TO MY ADVANTAGE? The online database allows you to search, sort, and make sense of patent data. In addition, you can use the analytics portal to create custom charts of multiple patent variables, including, but not limited to, top assignees, inventors, and publication date.

16 2014 Top Worldwide Assignees in Select Industry Sectors Number of Patent Applications (US, EP, WO) Transportation Water Scania Cv 101 Electrolux 25 Renault S.a.s. 103 Toshiba 27 Kawasaki 109 Panasonic 31 Nissan 132 Siemens 32 Siemens 150 Ecolab 34 Yamaha 154 Veolia Water 41 Mitsubishi 169 Mitsubishi 43 Bosch 176 Toray Industries 46 Honda 185 Whirlpool 54 Toyota 495 General Electric 65 General Electric, Samsung, and Panasonic were active in a variety of clean technology categories. Want to view all patents from these assignees and more? Access hundreds of thousands of cleantech patents in the CleanTech PatentEdge database.

17 Transportation THE SECTOR ON THE MOVE

18 Q1'10 Q2'10 Q3'10 Q4'10 Q1'11 Q2'11 Q3'11 Q4'11 Q1'12 Q2'12 Q3'12 Q4'12 Q1'13 Q2'13 Q3'13 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 Q3'14 Q4'14 A Closer Look: Transportation During 2014, vehicle-related patent applications decreased, while patent applications in fuels, logistics, and structures remained stable. The transportation category, specifically alternative energy vehicles, made news headlines frequently in 2014 with announcements of patent open sourcing from Tesla and Toyota. It will be interesting to see whether Tesla s and Toyota s decisions to open source their patents accelerates or decelerates innovation in the vehicles category going forward Worldwide Published Patent Applications Fuels Logistics Structures Vehicles

19 2014 U.S. Transportation Patent Activity Patent activity in 2014 was comparable to previous years. The transportation category was unsurprisingly dominated by electric and hybrid vehicle technology innovation U.S. Published Patent Applications Fuels Logistics 7% Structures 8% 76% 21% 27% Vehicles 9% 19% 9% Bicycles & Scooters Electric & Hybrids Rail Transport Water Transport Want to know when new transportation patents publish? Patent Alerts make it easy to keep track of patent activity in specific categories.

20 Cleantech Funding BOOST FROM VENTURE INVESTMENTS IN 2014

21 Q1'10 Q2'10 Q3'10 Q4'10 Q1'11 Q2'11 Q3'11 Q4'11 Q1'12 Q2'12 Q3'12 Q4'12 Q1'13 Q2'13 Q3'13 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 Q3'14 Q4'14 VC Funding # of U.S. Patent Applications Cleantech Venture Capital Funding Trends VC funding in cleantech is generally volatile, but represented 3.9% of the total $48.3 billion VC investments industry-wide in PWC reported that, in 2014, VC investments in cleantech were primarily focused on companies in the solar and agriculture industries. In 2014 U.S. published patent applications increased slightly year over year. Correlation Coefficient: -.01 (neutral) $1,600,000,000 $1,400,000,000 $1,200,000,000 $1,000,000,000 VC Funding + U.S. Published Patent Applications $800,000,000 $600,000,000 $400,000,000 $200,000, $0 0 VC Funding Received # of U.S. Published Patent Apps CAREY, BRIAN. CLEANTECH MONEYTREE REPORT: Q PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS/NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION/THOMSON REUTERS. 20 FEB WEB. 20 FEB

22 VC Funding U.S. Published Patent Applications Cleantech VC Funding & Published U.S. Patent Applications Although there were 16.5% fewer clean tech deals with VCs in 2014, the amount invested in cleantech by VCs rose significantly. After a decline in 2013, VC funding for clean technology increased in 2014 by $411,829,500 (+28%) as patent applications in the U.S. were on the rise. $5,000,000, $4,000,000, $3,000,000, $2,000,000, $1,000,000, $ Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 U.S. Published Patent Apps 0 CAREY, BRIAN. CLEANTECH MONEYTREE REPORT: Q PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS/NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION/THOMSON REUTERS. 20 FEB WEB. 20 FEB

23 Data for this report was provided by IP Checkups CleanTech PatentEdge, an online compendium of Cleantech patent data presorted into over 150 green industry categories. The database captures patent data from markets as diverse as advanced batteries, solar or wind energy, and water treatment processes. WANT MORE CLEANTECH PATENT DATA? Visit our website for additional information or contact IP Checkups via .