Patent Protection To view a summary of the patents Masada has been granted in the United States, click the link below: Masada's U.S. Patents Summary Information

Masada pursued and achieved broad international coverage relating to the Company’s U.S. patents. Controlled Environmental Systems Corporation (CESC), Masada’s technology affiliate, filed for foreign patent protection, as summarized below:    Patent Cooperation Treaty and African Organization ofIntellectual Property Argentina Australia Barbados Brazil Canada Chile China Czech Republic Denmark Finland Hong Kong Hungary India Israel Italy Japan Korea Mexico New Zealand Norway Poland Romania Russia South Africa Ukraine Venezuela Vietnam    African Regional Industrial Property Organization (AP 1129) Ghana Gambia Kenya Lesotho Malawi Sudan Swaziland Uganda Zimbabwe    Eurasia Patent Convention (002308) Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Kyrgyzstan Moldova Kazakhstan Russian Federation Tajikistan Turkmenistan.    European Patent Office (0 795 022B1) Austria Belgium Switzerland Liechtenstein Germany Denmark Spain France Greece Ireland Italy Netherlands Portugal Sweden United Kingdom   Masada also has an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Auburn University (Auburn, AL) for intellectual property related to the chemical treatment of pulp mill sludge for cellulase enzyme production and co-fermentation of prehydrolyzates and mill sludge-to-ethanol. On August 20, 2010, Masada filed a Patent Cooperation Treaty application (PCT/US2010/046161) for international patent protection for "Fermentation and Chemical Treatment of Pulp and Paper Mill Sludge" developed by Auburn University. Masada filed its US provisional patent applications (Nos. 61/235,894 and 61/235,877) for this technology on August 21, 2009. Each international patent (listed above) is effective, subject to the national laws governing the individual country. Masada reviews its international patents annually and renews the ones necessary to protect its sustained competitive advantage in the global marketplace.