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RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable Energy Top 10 Assignees

7000 Bio fuels & Fuel cells Geo-Thermal Hydro Power 3M INNOVATIVE 174
6000 HONDA 195
5000 Solar Energy Wind Energy 209
4000 SAINT GOBAIN… 229
3000 CSIR
2000 262
1000 VESTAS WIND… 435
SIEMENS 482
0 PHILIPS 560
BASF 588
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 612
QUALCOMM
GE 200 400 600 800

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Renewable Energy is another sector which has shown tremendous growth. The strong government policies
to fillip the use of green energy has led to an 82% growth in patenting activity in Solar sub-sector and 52%
growth in the sub-sector for Wind over the previous year.

Fuel Cell technology has emerged as an alternate energy source for automobile industry, particularly for
hybrid vehicles. This sector has witnessed positive gains and patenting activity growth of 67% over the
previous year.

CONCLUSION The current filing trend appears to support the
intent of these upcoming technologies and the
Results from this study indicate that the pace of future looks promising for global investments and
innovation has risen dramatically in Electronics, ICT commercialization in India.
and Renewable Energy sectors. Filing statistics show
a strong presence of foreign companies. However,
it is surprising that the share of foreign universities
and government is comparatively low.

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