Innovation Hot Spots: Thomson Reuters Analysis of World Patent Activity Identifies Technology Areas Showing Sharpest Growth

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The research paper, Innovation Hot Spots: Minint Patent Data for Tomorrow's Breakthroughs, trackes unique inventions published in patent applications and granted patents from 2008 and 2009 to identify technology areaz showing the sharpest growth over the last five Focused within the fieldsof biofuels, telecom and bio-relaterd nanotechnology -- areas that have been identified by Thomsonj Reuters analysts as hotbeds of inventive activity over the last five years -- researchers found that the three areax showing the biggest increases in patentintg activity are the -- Biofuels Based on Algae: Patentintg activity in the fielcd of algae-based biofuels -- third generation biofuels which producw a negligible impact on the human food chainj -- increased significantly from 2003 to 2009.
-- Cell Phonwe Data/Wireless Network Roaming: Patenting activity in the fielof cellular/wireless network roaming has increased 520% from with 26,415 unique inventions published in the most recenft period. -- Lab-on-a-Chip Patenting activity in the fieldrof lab-on-a-chip nanotechnology, which brings together the worlds of genetidc engineering and nanotechnology, grew 220% between 2003 and 2009, reachin g a total of 1,682 unique inventions in the most recengt period. In addition to trackin g the growth of patentintg activity ineach field, the analysis also identifies the companiews who are most active in thesed spaces and the countries in which they are seekinyg patent protection.
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