The race to net zero: tracking the green industrial revolution through ip

Research and analysis THE RACE TO NET ZERO: TRACKING THE GREEN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION THROUGH IP A landscape analysis of IP trends relating to green technology. This looks at both patenting

trends and trade mark trends. Get emails about this page DOCUMENTS THE RACE TO NET ZERO: TRACKING THE GREEN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION THROUGH IP Ref: ISBN 978-1-915090-54-6 HTML DETAILS In June

2019, the UK became the first major economy to set a legally binding target to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In November 2020 the UK government released a ten-point plan

for a green industrial revolution. Innovation has a role in helping to achieve carbon net zero and innovation may be reflected in global patenting trends. This report compares trends in

different technologies relating to the ten-point plan. It then looks at patenting trends relating to green technology as a whole, both globally and in the UK. Globally, growth in green

technologies has been higher than both brown technology and total growth. Green technology has seen over 500% growth in 2020 compared to 2000. It also looks at the use of the IPO’s Green

Channel, which allows for accelerated processing of green patents. The analysis shows increasing popularity of the Green Channel, with over 4000 patent applications using it. By analysing

patenting relating to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, we found that 5.1% of patents relate to climate action. We also analysed green trade mark trends. It was found that around 6% of

trade mark applications were identified as green. Most green trade marks relate to energy conservation, which accounts for around 26% of green trade marks. A PDF copy of the report is

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