Rolls-Royce Files Patent Infringement Complaint

26 August 2010

                ROLLS-ROYCE FILES PATENT INFRINGEMENT COMPLAINT                

Rolls-Royce today filed an amended complaint alleging infringement by United
Technologies Corporation (UTC) of the Rolls-Royce swept fan blade patent in the
Federal Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in the United States. The
complaint specifically alleges that the fan stages on the Engine Alliance
GP7200 engine and on UTC's PW1000G engine (also known as the Geared Turbofan)
infringe the Rolls-Royce patent. The complaint also alleges that a number of
other UTC aero civil engines infringe the Rolls-Royce patent. Rolls-Royce is
seeking damages and injunctions.

It is expected that the case will be heard before a jury in the 
Eastern District of Virginia in the first half of 2011.

The origins of this case date back to the late 1990s. The dispute was initiated
by UTC when it applied to the US Patent Office to have the Rolls-Royce swept
fan blade patent struck out. UTC's efforts were unsuccessful and the validity
of the Rolls-Royce patent has been upheld in the United States.

Notes to Editors:

1. Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use
   on land, at sea and in the air, has established a strong position in global
   markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.

2. As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce today has a broad customer base
   comprising more than 600 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and
   helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 2,000 marine customers,
   including 70 navies, and energy customers in nearly 120 countries, with an
   installed base of 54,000 gas turbines.

3. Rolls-Royce employs 39,000 skilled people in offices, manufacturing and
   service facilities in 50 countries. The Group has a strong commitment to
   apprentice and graduate recruitment, and to further developing employee skills.

4. In 2009, Rolls-Royce invested £864 million on research and development, 
   two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental
   aspects of its products, in particular the reduction of emissions.

5. Annual underlying revenues were £10.1 billion in 2009, of which about half
   came from services revenues. The firm and announced order book stood at 
   £58.4 billion at 30 June 2010, providing visibility of future levels of activity.

For further information contact:

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Director of Financial Communications
Rolls-Royce plc
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Media relations:
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Head of Corporate Communications
Rolls-Royce plc
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